Suggestions on how you can spread the word... Investing in infants and toddlers affects everyone

A few months ago we had an event; toward the end of the event we had the attendees work together.

Participants worked is “Solution Session” They had to answer the following Questions:

1. What do you think can be done on the community level? Ex. Daycare, City agencies, working with infants/toddlers, Human resources administration

2. What do you think can be done on a political level? For example, creation on legislation, encourage local politicians to address the issue of quality infant/toddler care in underserved communities, support candidates who support the First 2000 Days Campaign

3. What will you do as an individual, locally, state wide, nationally, how can you make a difference?

 Here are some of the ideas that they came up with:

 

1.      Business should be encouraged to invest in the infants/toddlers in the community

2.      Business owners should be educated about the importance of the First 2000 days

3.       Information about  RFPs (Request for Proposals) should be  distributed in all communities

4.      Community needs to educated about how to advocate for legislation

5.      We should attend national conferences to create awareness

6.      We should use community organizations to get the word out:

a.       Churches

b.      Museums

c.       Libraries

d.      Health care organizations

e.       Doctors offices

f.       HRA waiting areas

g.      Shelters

h.      Government offices

       i. Wic office

7.      Investors should invest in the communities.

8.      Talk about it on social net work, at the job and whenever you come in contact with people

9.      We will share your parent blog – Sabreeharlemparents.com

Empowerment

Share what you have learned and seek more information

City can provide stipends to professionals that are not working who can provide workshops

Locate parenting and fatherhood programs to partner with them

The city should make this information available to every new parent

The city should make sure providers mothers are trained in infant/toddler care before they get a permit to take care of children.

The city needs to make sure everyone understand the you getting your baby ready for school begins  the first day that you bring her home

The city should be on board with The First 2000 Days Campaign

We feel that the city agencies should pay for mothers and their babies to attend your classes

Such as: Medi-Aid, HRA, HIP, WIC, ACS, shelter system many babies are not able to get in daycare because of the slots.

 

We shared this list with the mayoral candidates.

Be well