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December 12, 2021
The Child Care Economy

What are the child care options in the United States? What are the resources in the 50 states and do these resources support families and broad-based economic growth?
The child care economy - Equitable Growth

Insufficient child care options can prevent parents who wish to work from doing so, with mothers often bearing the brunt of this challenge. Among parents who wish to work, child-rearing tends to interfere more with women's labor supply and...

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Child Care Aware® of America

Child Care Aware ® of America (CCAoA) works with a national network of more than 400 child care resource and referral (CCR&Rs) agencies and other partners to ensure that all families have access to quality, affordable child care.

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State by State Resources - Child Care Aware® of America

Click on your state and view the COVID-19 tab for the latest updates. You can also click here to learn more about state policies on class ratios. Want to learn more about child care in your state? Need help paying for food or health care?

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About Us - Sesame Street in Communities

Resources, Strategies, and Support for Community Providers Every day, you make a difference by helping kids and families grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. Organizations like yours unite communities, foster families' and kids' resilience,...

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Women's Health

Million Hearts focuses on implementing a small set of evidence based priorities and targets that can improve cardiovascular health for all. Learn and prevent heart disease. Manage your blood pressure and lower your risk.
Million Hearts®

The new "Start Small. Live Big." campaign inspires adults to get back to living big with small steps. Use these resources to share these heart-healthy messages with patients. Resources for the 2021-2022 Flu Season Million Hearts ® 2022 is a...

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HHS Announces New Maternal and Infant Care Collaborative This new network is focused on improving maternal and infant health outcomes.

Want to Talk To Your Teens About Their Online Dilemmas? Normalize discussions about digital safety. Teenagers need guidance for the digital landscape.

Teaching Digital Citizenship In Today's World Skills for media balance and well-being in our digital lives.

Help Prevent Traffic Crashes Safer traffic models for cities to explore. It could be a game changer for teen drivers.

Use The Civic Imagination to Bridge Cultural Gaps Bridge perceived cultural gaps between diverse communities. Imagine what a better world looks like. Imagine ourselves as civic agents.
What's Happening In Our Corner
These organizations listed on our website are offering workshops, virtual classrooms, new programs, updates on their initiatives, and news you can use. Discover what is happening now. Read all about it here!

HumanTech: Social Media Roadmap An award winning guide for kids, parents and educators. It explains the social media dilemma we face, how the system works and what to do about.

Seven Reasons to Say No To Prodigy Prodigy is an online math game used by millions of students, parents and teachers. A complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission states it is an ineffective teaching tool, inequitable and deceptive.

Be A Learning Hero: A playbook designed to help educators and providers with out-of-school-time programs. Explore the roadmap and the research supported by the Wallace Foundation that provides information about child centered programs and the value of key themes.

Khan Academy: Free Online Learning Free personalized learning, trusted content, and tools to empower teachers to boost student learning.

The December TWSTE Book Browse booklist is here.
TWSTE Book Browse selects books on a variety of topics for your digital book shopping convenience. Categories include fiction, nonfiction, biographies, and books that offer insight on issues affecting women. Click here and shop with us.
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