NBCDI - Policy Team @PolicyNBCDI
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Please join us today at Noon!!!!
What a powerful way to spend the morning! We are gearing up for the next round. #TogetherWeWill fight for our #Children and #Families! @charlotte, here we come! @ReadCLT we meant what we said ! We Won’t Stop!! @NBCDI @PolicyNBCDI 🧡💛🤎🖤
Through our Atlanta Choose Healthy Life initiative in partnership with @unitedwayatl and local churches (@EbcInYourCity), 689 COVID-19 vaccinations and 139 tests were administered in June 2021. bcdiatlanta.org/events #AtlantaCHL #ChooseHealthyLife #SleeveUp
Learn the right activities to grow your child's reading skills! Get your child a reading checkup today! readingchechup.org
In honor of #Juneteenth, Kim Keating, co-author of the #StateofBabies, is joining the RISER Network to discuss centering Black parents’ voices as we recover from #COVID19. We’re so excited to join guest speakers from @NBCDI, @PointsofAccess and more! fpgcdi.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
@bcdicleveland was celebrating #NBCDW with fun opportunities across the city! Check out some of their activities! instagram.com/p/CQJrLrErXML/…
BCDI Nashville partnered with Brooks Brothers during #NBCDW to truly make an impact through promoting literacy rich environments and Black Male engagements in literacy efforts. Cheers to you! instagram.com/p/CQJx_T8r8pc/…
We celebrate #NBCDW21 with @NBCDI and @CastlesDayCare! Our children are brilliant, artistic, and beautiful! Thank you @CynthiaKnight for really seeing our babies! 🖤💛🧡🤎
Join us today for a read-aloud with children book author @AbesiPR. You’re sure to enjoy her ground-breaking book, Jarvais Po: The Secret Adventures of a Potato, which teaches lessons of representation & culture for brilliant young minds. Register: bit.ly/3oCM4Nc
Join us today for the opening of National Black Child Development Week!!!
When babies spend time surrounded by adults they trust, they’re better able to grow and thrive. Thank you @WaysMeansCmte for spending time focusing on #PaidLeave and #ChildCare, policies that allow babies – and their families – to thrive. #CareCantWait #BuildChildCare
What a great day! Thanks @hiddenvalleyes for trusting us with your families. They were super excited to learn more about the #ReadingCheckup & even more excited to watch their kids geek out over selecting new books!#TogetherWeWill @ReadCLT @NBCDI @CharMeckSchools @classrmcentral
Please join in on Thursday!
Elizabeth Warren brings back her $700 billion universal childcare plan and wants the wealthy to pay for it a.msn.com/01/en-us/BB1g6…
Be sure to join us tomorrow! #NBCDILastThursdays
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) are reintroducing their bill, the Child Care for Working Families Act! huffpost.com/entry/patty-mu… via @HuffPostPol
Save the date for next Thursday! #BlackChildrenCount
Save the date for next Thursday! #BlackChildrenCount
We must do better for our children in the foster care system.
“Children who attend kindergarten perform better in subsequent grade levels and are more likely to graduate from high school than those who do not attend kindergarten,” the report said. #letthemlearn #earlychildhood #Louisianaeducation apnews.com/article/early-…

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