Woo hoo, fellow Kansan here!

And a former teacher!!

Will need to leave early. Will Tasha feel comfortable sharing this power point presentation?

Thanks Milva - we can certainly ask!

Tasha- what a great program- Can you talk more about how you work with the local school districts to identify potential students?

If we could get copies of this that would be wonderful to have as a resource.

Yes, this is great. This is the kind of thing we have been talking about needing in the last week! Perfect timing. Can you show your slide again that includes your partners?

I was born in NC, it's pretty great

Can you talk about the issue of low pay in the field and how conversations around that happen within your program in terms of recruiting?

Because of the perk of you covering higher pay, have you found others who want to participate at center where your students are subbing?

It is all about the support!!

This has been incredibly helpful! Thank you Tasha!

Tasha - I love your passion, this is an amazing programs. Love "I got the money"!

This is just the most awesome information today-I just met a new center director in my community (Lincoln) we moved here from North Dakota. During our conversation she told me about Partnerships for Children and when I googled I found the connection to Smart Start which was open on my computer and ready to research. Your information is so connected to what we are tryin to accomplish in our community. Thank you

okay...we will!

Thank you Tasha!

Thank you so much Tasha!

old news Mike Feeken

I would be curious how the background checks translate from center to center like was asked before.

I would love to see more partnerships with Community Colleges & High Schools to funnel into EC workforce.

Yes Kim - I love that idea!

Suzanne- that makes so much sense! Thank you for clarifying!!

Thanks for sharing that conversation Britney!

https://buncombepfc.org/workforce/

That would be great!

State Patrol took several weeks here recently.

Why couldn't there be an MOA between EC programs that want subs and EC workforce Dev program? Like a central registry?

It looks like Grand Island has gone back to only doing fingerprints three days a week.

But there are appointments available.

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/19/1073804773/the-omicron-variant-is-wreaking-havoc-at-daycare-centers

https://www.childrensfundingproject.org/american-rescue-plan

https://www.smartstart.org/