Child Care Council of Westchester, Inc.

The Council continuously works to build a great morale with its employees. Our STAR committee goes above and beyond to make everyone feel valued, by recognizing birthdays, anniversaries, and providing special treats such as this. Thank you STAR committeeYOU ROCK! #cccw #teamwork

If only our babies could advocate for themselves but they can’t. They need you to speak up for them. ADVOCACY takes time and effort. And the more people involved, the better. Join us today at 3:30pm for a virtual legislative visit with Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick. https://zoom.us/j/96123883909 Interested in speaking with Westchester’s state delegation via virtual meetings in the coming months? Email Kathy Halas at [email protected].... #cccw #westchester #westchesterchildcare #advocacy #earlyeducation #help #savechildcare #fundchildcare

Today, Kathy Halas testified to the Westchester delegation of the New York State Senate about the need to #fundchildcare to #saveNYchildcare. Join us Feb 12th, 16th & 18th at virtual legislative visits! Message for info. Senator Pete Harckham State Senator Shelley Mayer Andrea Stewart-Cousins Senator Alessandra Biaggi Senator Jamaal T. Bailey #newyorkstatebudget #ChildCareIsEssential #westchesterchildcare #childcare #daycare #workingparents

CG Industrial to the rescue! Though the weather outside is brutal they are on the road helping us get more supplies out to programs in need. The Council has purchased a small amount of PPE and cleaning supplies to help programs stay clean and safe.

Attention Child Care Providers: We are excited to assist families with infants and toddlers in need of basic supplies. We are distributing kits that will include towels, sheets, bibs, diapers and other supplies. To request a kit, child care providers or directors must complete the nomination form on behalf of parents. To nominate a family and for more information, visit: https://www.childcarewestchester.org//239-free-infant-todd... #cccw #westchesterchildcare #earlyed #westchester #westchesterfamilies #daycare #childcare #infant #toddler

Kathy Halas recently testified to the Westchester delegation of the New York State Assembly. The #NYSbudget needs $485m to help people get back to work, improve access to infant/toddler care, and increase compensation for the poorly paid workforce. We also need to ensure we can deploy incoming federal child care funds quickly, by partnering with the state network of county social services departments... so parents and child care providers get the assistance they need. If you're ready to add your voice and help us #savechildcare, send us a message. #fundchildcare #newyorkstatebudget #ChildCareIsEssential #westchesterchildcare #childcare #daycare #workingparents New York State Assembly Majority Westchester County Government Andrew Cuomo New York State Senate Westchester County Board of Legislators Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul

Photos with Santa!

Office & Community Events Manager Juanita Pope has a Christmas wish: lots and lots of toys to donate to children in need this holiday season. Drop them off here (M-F, 9-5) through the 15th. #TotsForTots

We're ready for Santa! 40 families are coming to meet him and donate a toy for children in need through Toys for Tots. All safe and socially distanced!

THANK YOU. Last night's virtual celebration was an incredible demonstration of how many people - from child care providers and community leaders to elected officials and business owners - are with us in the fight to give every child the best possible start in life. We are so grateful for your support of Dream Big 2020 and our work! Missed the event? Watch it, here! dreambig.childcarewestchester.org The Business Council of Westchester ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP Congressw...oman Nita Lowey Humanity Forward Andrew Yang #DreamBig2020 #ChildCareIsEssential See more

Happy Hanukkah! If you include your pets in the festivities, we'd love to see a photo as part of our Dog4Kids vs Cats4Kids Competition. Post them below and on Team CCCW's page here: www.fundduel.com/cccw2020 #catperson #catsrule #dogperson #dogsrule

Are you prepared to address racism in your classroom? NAEYC.org recently published a two part series which includes many different resources on addressing race, discrimination, and promotion of self-identity. One highly recommended way to address such issues is reading and discussing carefully selected picture books. Using multicultural children's books that focus on sensitive topics requires consideration of children's ages to determine developmentally appropriate ways to present the content. For more ideas, visit https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs//oct2020/now-read-this

We can help connect early care and education and school age programs in Westchester with job seekers. On our Careers page, we post job openings and review candidates looking for work in the child care industry: https://www.childcarewestchester.org//careers-in-child-care

County Budget - Action Needed! Please reach out to the County Executive and Board of Legislators TODAY to thank them for the much needed increase in subsidy reimbursements for child care programs and urge them to keep the reduction in the parent share. Click here to send your message through our website: https://www.childcarewestchester.org/takeaction

We hope you will join us for the The Business Council of Westchester's virtual Annual Dinner. We are thrilled to be among the nonprofits receiving recognition at this event, along with our colleagues at Girls Inc., United Way of Westchester and Putnam, and WestCOP. #BCW #WestchesterBiz #Westchester #westchesternonprofit #nonprofit

We can help you figure it out - just download our guide and checklist: https://www.childcarewestchester.org/covid-19. While there is no such thing as "no risk" right now, many child care programs in Westchester have been safely open throughout the pandemic and there's room for your child(ren). https://www.nytimes.com//parenti/day-care-safe-covid.html

National Make a Difference Day is a day dedicated to volunteering and community service! Take today to lend your support to a nonprofit cause you care about. To get involved with and support the CCCW, get started here! https://www.childcarewestchester.org/get-involved

Join us for a morning of learning, conversation, and self-awareness as we take a look at the impact of inequalities on children, families and staff! You will receive a training certificate for 4 hours! To learn more, and register, follow the link below!... https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx

Clarfeld | Citizens Private Wealth was the presenting sponsor of last night's Dream Big celebration. Thank you, Rob Clarfeld, for building a company with a culture of giving back to the community and filled with incredible people. We are so grateful to have Nick Pirrotta on our Board of Directors, and to have had Korey Kross with us for many years as well. #DreamBig2020 #CCCW #sponsor #journalad

We're watching! Are you?

Child care programs are in trouble all over the U.S., including here in Westchester County. The pandemic will end. Parents will go back to work. Schools will resume in-person schedules. Child care options must be available for us to experience a full economic recovery.

The party is what you make of it! Council staff will be watching Dream Big 2020 spread out, but together. Just 2.5 hours to go!

To attend Dream Big 2020 tonight, simply go to this website: https://dreambig.childcarewestchester.org/. The event will "open" at 5:30pm and officially begin at 6:00. Anyone and everyone is invited to watch!

Thank you Prager Metis for helping kids dream big! #DreamBig2020 #CCCW #journalad #eventsponsor

Repost from @tararosenblum The Child Care Council is taking over Tara’s Insta today! Follow along in stories as we get ready for our Dream Big event tonight. We’re raising money to make sure every child has a fair chance and every mom can build the career she wants! dreambig.childcarewestchester.org #DreamBig2020 #childcare #childcareisessential

Dream Big is TOMORROW and we are raising money to give every child and every working mom a fair chance. Please join us for this 1-hour virtual event and discover how you can help us change lives. https://dreambig.childcarewestchester.org/ #DreamBig2020 #ChildCareIsEssential #CCCW