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From YouTube: Early Childhood Announcement - 11/21/22
Description
Mayor Wu was joined by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey at Horizons for Homeless Children in Roxbury, to announce $7,000,000 worth of grants for addressing early childhood workforce challenges.
A
It's
my
great
honor
to
welcome
mayor
Wu,
Senator,
Warren,
Senator,
Markey,
congresswoman
Clark.
It's
awesome,
commissioner
Kershaw
and
representative
Fluker
Oakley
all
to
Horizons
today
for
a
historic
announcement,
an
announcement
that
we
believe
will
really
underscore
the
critical
nature
of
Early
Education
and
the
importance
of
supporting
the
ongoing
educational
and
professional
development
needs
of
a
vital
Workforce.
What
the
pandemic
has
taught
this
country
is
that
Early
Education
is
vital
to
a
healthy
economy.
A
What
we
have
known
and
what
research
has
proven
is
that
early
educators
are
the
setting
the
foundation
for
children's
ongoing
mental
intellectual
health
and
well-being
and
life
outcomes
with
their
parents
and
us
in
the
classroom.
A
child's
brain
architecture
is
literally
built,
and
that
is
the
groundwork
that
is
laid
for
them
to
have
effective
social
and
emotional
and
executive
function,
skills
without
which
one
cannot
succeed
in
life.
Nor
can
you
succeed
in
a
classroom,
accessible
and
affordable.
Early
Education
is
the
only
way
that
we
can
truly
level
the
playing
field
in
this
country
and
Horizons.
A
A
We
have
a
rich
stem
curriculum
here
and
it
is
done
with
intention.
We
want
these
children
to
grow
up
to
dream
of
being
Engineers
astronauts
and
coders
from
the
youngest
age.
We
want
their
parents
to
share
that
dream
and
that's
what
we
can
give
children
in
a
high
quality.
Early
Education
Program
patient
has
never
received
the
funding
that
it
deserved
on
either
a
federal
or
state
basis,
and
this
Dynamic,
thank
goodness,
has
started
to
shift.
A
Thank
you
to
many
of
you
and
your
work
in
Washington,
at
a
local
level
and
at
a
city
level,
both
federal
state
and
state
actions
have
happened
throughout
the
pandemic
and
are
dramatically
beginning
to
shift
perspectives
on
how
to
look
at
Early
Education
in
Massachusetts.
A
special
Federal
support
for
this
sector
came
in
the
form
of
70
730
million
in
arpa
funding
and
other
funding
at
the
state
level.
A
A
Crucially,
that
program
also
targeted
extra
funding
towards
children
like
the
ones
that
we
serve,
who
need
extra
support
and
extra
social
surround
services.
So
those
grants
are
absolutely
the
right
answer
for
this
state
and
others.
Finally,
local
government
in
Boston
has
been
an
absolutely
vital
part
of
the
new
lease
on
Early
Education.
Our
program
here
houses
the
upk
program.
A
We
have
five
classrooms
and
80
children
ages,
three
to
four
who
are
part
of
the
upk
classroom
environment
and
we
find
that
curriculum
and
everything
about
it
fabulous
and
it
started
by
paying
Educators
a
living
wage.
A
A
Thank
you.
The
sad
truth
is
that's
not
enough
yet,
so
we
still
have
teachers
working
second
jobs.
We
still
have
teachers
skipping
bills
and
we
still
have
teachers
fearful
of
losing
housing.
We
know
this
because
we
do
a
well-being
survey
on
a
regular
basis
of
our
Workforce
and
I
have
to
say
to
you.
It
is
hard
to
be
fully
present
for
a
child
in
a
classroom
if
you're
worrying
about
your
own
family's
basic
needs,
so
we
have
to
do
better
and
we're
going
to
start
today.
A
Building
more
affordable
Pathways
for
educators
to
access
ongoing
educational
opportunities
is
a
phenomenal
idea.
With
an
increase
in
pay,
it
would
be
a
home
run
for
the
world,
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
collaborating
there.
You
are
with
mayor,
Wu
and
her
office
of
Early
Education,
as
well
as
state
and
federal
Regulators,
to
really
bring
the
change
to
the
sector
and
strengthen
the
sector
the
way
it
needs.
Thank
you.
So
much
and
I
welcome
up
to
the
podium.
B
Focuses
for
a
long
time-
and
you
will
hear
from
many
of
us
in
in
I-
will
hope,
quick
succession
we're
gonna
hear
from
our
Senators
Senator
Warren
and
Senator
Markey,
our
congresswoman
Catherine
Clark
counselors
Julia,
Mejia,
ritiken,
Kenzie,
Bach,
state
representative
Randy,
Fluker,
Oakley,
TR
Diaz,
our
director
of
up
Universal
pre-K
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools
Pam
Edinger,
president
of
Bunker,
Hill,
Community,
College,
a
key
partner
for
us
and
then
Lisa
an
early
educator
here
at
Horizons
for
homeless
children
before
I
jump
into
all
of
that.
B
It
had
been
a
long
time
since
we
had
been
at
Four
Women
serving
simultaneously
and
so
for
that
term,
the
2016-2017
term,
the
four
of
us
teamed
up
and
decided
to
tackle
a
year-long
exploration
of
every
angle
of
Early,
Education
and
Care,
and
how
we
could
try
to
make
a
difference.
One
of
the
most
informative
and
impactful
sessions
that
we
had
was
right
here
with
Kate
and
her
team.
B
They
are
the
leading
experts
on
policy,
the
city,
state
and
federal
legislative
and
programmatic
pieces
that
we
need,
because
they
are
implementing
this
every
single
day
for
families
and
changing
lives,
redirecting
trajectories
and
making
so
much
possible
for
our
most
brilliant
residents.
Here
we
got
to
walk
through
the
space
a
little
bit
earlier
and
to
see
our
young
people
in
bright,
Airy,
beautiful
classrooms,
with
all
the
resources
surrounding
them,
interacting
with
amazing
Educators,
who
just
represent
the
future
and
hope
and
possibility
for
so
much.
B
I
want
to
thank
our
first
I
want
to
note
who
is
not
here
so
congresswoman
Ayanna
Presley
could
not
be
here
because
of
a
scheduling
conflict
and
she
has
been
absolutely
instrumental
in
securing
the
Investments
that
we're
celebrating
here
today.
So,
whenever
we
are
in
the
ma
7th,
we
are
so
grateful
to
congresswoman,
Presley
and
I
want
to
thank
her
and
her
team.
B
Also,
someone
who
has
been
instrumental
is
our
director
of
The
Office
of
our
new
office
of
Early
Childhood,
Kristen
McSwain,
who
is
not
feeling
well
this
morning
and
as
as
we
reinforce
to
each
other
as
an
active
leadership
to
choose,
even
though
she
very
much
wanted
to
be
here
to
choose
to
stay
home
and
keep
everyone
healthy.
She
has
made
all
of
this
happen
and
so
to
Kristen.
We
we
are
so
so
thankful.
B
B
Today,
there
are
more
than
50
Child
Care
classrooms
that
are
sitting
dark,
empty
and
unused
across
our
city
right
now,
even
as
we
hear
every
day
about
families
that
are
looking
for
Access
and
we
see
the
gaps
that
the
pandemic
has
has
made
impossible
to
ignore
that
number
50
classrooms
available
unused.
That
number
doesn't
include
the
many
facilities
operating
on
reduced
schedules
all
because
we
don't
have
the
staff
we
need,
as
a
commonwealth
and
as
a
city
to
be
able
to
provide
the
high
quality,
Early,
Childhood,
Education
and
Care
that
our
littlest
Learners
deserve.
B
As
a
mom
with
two
boys
who
have
lived
over
every
bit
of
every
challenge
of
of
this
part
of
of
life,
I
know
the
difference.
It
makes
the
sense
of
relief
and
excitement,
and
just
Comfort,
when
you
know
you
found
your
spot
for
safe,
affordable,
high
quality
child
care.
You
can
count
on
and
I
also
know
how
all-consuming
distracting
frustrating
and
scary
it
can
be
as
you're
trying
to
get
to
that
place
of
stability.
B
Beyond
the
mental
toll
that
it
takes
on
families.
We
know
that
early
childhood
education
and
care
has
clear,
measurable
impacts
on
life
outcomes
for
every
dollar.
We
invest
in
Early,
Education
and
Care,
there's
a
tenfold
increase
in
future
earnings
and
family
stability
and
a
corresponding
decrease
in
healthcare
and
Public
Safety
expenses
for
the
the
for
all
of
ours
across
Society.
That's
why
we've
committed
to
making
Boston
the
most
family-friendly
city
in
the
country.
B
Earlier
this
year
we
celebrated
a
20
million
dollar
investment
in
early
childhood
education
through
the
Boston
public
schools
and
Boston
Universal
Pre-K
and
just
last
week
in
partnership
with
all
of
our
our
city
councilors
and
the
long
processes
and
advocacy
that
they
have
put
in.
We
have
announced
more
than
five
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
American
Rescue
plan
Federal
funding.
B
Thank
you
to
our
delegation
here,
five
five
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
arpa
investment
to
ensure
that
essential
workers,
our
health
care
and
construction
workers,
educators
are
able
to
access
Early
Child
Care
that
meets
their
unique
scheduling
needs
some
of
that.
Investment
will
also
go
toward
ensuring
that
the
people
providing
that
Critical
Care
are
paid
fairly.
I
am
so
invested
about
the
so
excited
about
these
Investments,
but
there's
so
much
more
that
we
also
need
to
do
so.
B
I'm
grateful
to
be
here
with
colleagues
in
government
and
partners
in
the
Early,
Education
and
Care
sector
to
do
more
today
we're
building
on
our
existing
Investments
and
announcing
the
recipients
of
our
growing
the
workforce
fund.
This
is
an
additional
seven
million
dollars
in
arpa
Investments
dedicated
to
expanding
and
empowering
our
child
care.
Workforce
These
funds
will
go
through
four
grantee
institutions:
neighborhood
villages.
B
B
Our
partners,
our
amazing
grantees,
are
also
going
to
be
providing
wraparound
supports,
whether
through
apprenticeships
and
internship,
stipends
computers
and
books,
coaching
and
mentorship,
we
will
ensure
that
our
early
childhood
Educators
have
all
the
resources
they
need
to
be
successful
in
this
all
important
work
and
that
support
won't
come
just
in
the
form
of
full
scholarships
and
financial
assistance,
but
also
through
guaranteed
employment.
After
graduation.
B
B
They're
destined
to
be
today's
announcement
is
for
you
and
I
want
to
Kristen
I
checked
in
with
Kristen
ahead
of
time
to
make
sure
I
was
getting
all
the
points
she
wanted
to
make
sure
she
was
going
to
convey
that
again.
This
is
not
just
about
helping
us
fill
gaps
in
the
workforce
right
now,
but
a
real
investment
in
the
future,
because
we
are
now
empowering
these
Educators
and
our
staff
members
to
enter
the
workforce.
Debt
free
and
that
will
read
foreign.
B
This
wouldn't
have
been
possible
without
the
partnership
of
our
federal
delegation,
our
local
educational
institutions,
our
child
care
providers
and
our
families.
I
know
every
time
I
run
into
these
leaders.
We
are
always
checking
in
and
I'm
getting
the
inside
scoop
about
how
hard
they
are
fighting
in
DC
to
make
sure
that
this
funding
and
energy
and
priority
keeps
remains
on
this
sector.
C
C
C
C
C
B
Okay,
because
I
have
to
I'm
going
to
play
Christian's
part
and
try
it
I
won't
do
it
justice,
but
try
to
emcee
councilor
Mejia
has
a
very
important
city
council
hearing
that
she
is
going
to
make
sure
happens
very
shortly,
so
we're
going
to
bump
her
up
in
the
speaking
program
and
she'll
be
followed
by
Senator
Warren,
Senator,
Markey,
congresswoman
Clark
and
our
and
then
I'll
jump
back
in
for
our
other
electives.
D
I
really
do
have
a
hearing
y'all
at
two
o'clock
that
I'm
chairing
so
I
need
to
be
quick,
but
just
really
quick,
our
mayor
is
bilingual.
Can
we
give
it
up
like.
D
That
is
all
the
affirmation
that
we
need
to
know
that
we're
in
good
hands
so
mayor
wood.
Thank
you
so
much
for
always
making
an
effort
to
connect
with
people
in
multiple
languages.
It
definitely
goes
a
long
way
really
quick,
I'm
not
going
to
occupy
too
much
space
other
than
to
say
a
number
of
things.
One
is
as
a
BPS
parent,
navigating
the
early
childhood
education
experience
was
a
nightmare
for
me.
D
D
And
luckily
my
daughter
now
is
a
12
years
old
and
thriving
because
she
had
a
solid
Early
Childhood
experience
at
project
hope
they
set
her
up
for
success.
So
when
we
think
about
this
particular
moment-
and
we
think
about
the
Investments
that
we're
making
it's
a
win
for
everyone,
it's
a
win
for
the
families
who
are
juggling
and
struggling
to
make
their
ends
meet.
D
It's
a
win
for
the
students
who
are
going
to
enter
our
schools,
ready
to
succeed
and
Thrive,
it's
a
win
for
our
early
childhood
Educators
and
it's
a
win
for
the
economy.
This
is
a
win
for
all
of
us
and
when
we
look
at
it
from
that
perspective,
we
need
to
recognize
that
this
is
just
a
one-time
investment,
but
what
we
need
to
continue
to
do
is
expand
on
it.
This
is
just
the
beginning,
okay.
D
Lastly,
what
I
will
say
is
that
my
office
is
incredibly
excited
that
we
were
able
to
work
alongside
the
care
that
works
Coalition
and
if
you're,
here,
you
got
to
get
a
lot
of
love.
D
Because
when
we
fight
we
win
and
when
we
think
about
third
shift
workers
and
our
union
workers
who
have
to
be
on
site
at
five
or
six
o'clock
in
the
morning,
these
Investments
are
going
to
create
opportunities
for
our
third
shift
workers
and
our
early
risers.
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
advocacy
I'm
in
Relentless
advocacy
on
making
sure
alongside
my
colleague,
counselor
Bach
I
was
got.
I
got
a
little
bit
feisty.
D
D
Thank
you
for
your
hard
work
in
that
space
and
you
know,
as
as
we
continue
to
navigate
I'm,
just
incredibly
grateful
to
be
here
and
super
excited
about
what
is
to
come
is.
D
E
E
You
know,
I
I
am
always
pleased
to
have
an
opportunity
to
get
together
with
my
partners,
but
never
more
so
than
now,
because
I
want
to
thank
them
for
all
of
the
work
they
put
in
to
make
this
happen
to
our
mayor,
to
my
good
partner
in
the
United
States
Senate
Senator
Marky,
my
partner
in
the
house,
Catherine
Clark,
who
was
in
this
fight
from
the
very
beginning
to
our
counselors,
to
our
representatives
to
our
Educators,
both
of
the
little
tiny
ones
and
the
great
big
ones
who
are
going
to
make
this
program
work
and
all
the
groups
who
got
out
there
and
advocated
this
is
powerful
and
I
always
think
of
this.
E
E
Parents
cannot
pay
more
for
child
care,
and
this
is
true
across
the
board
and
yet
child
care
providers,
our
teachers,
our
Educators.
They
cannot
survive
on
what
they
are
paid,
and
that
means
it
is
time
for
our
government,
our
federal
government,
our
state
government
and
our
local
government
to
step
up,
because
that
is
the
only
way
we're
going
to
have
a
system
that
works.
E
E
So
we
had
a
terrible
problem
with
child
care.
All
these
structural
problems
under
investment
before
the
pandemic
hit
and
then,
when
the
pandemic,
hit
everything
that
was
bad
got
a
whole
lot
worse.
Everything
that
was
hard
got
a
whole
lot
harder.
We
are
now
across
this
country
down
800
000
child
care
workers
nationally.
So
how
do
we
fight
back
from
that?
E
And
then
here
comes
the
really
exciting
part.
It
isn't
just
you
put
some
money
out
there
and
hope.
Good
things
will
come
from
it.
It's
that
our
local
Partners
truly
stepped
up
to
make
the
most
of
this
money
to
make
sure
that
this
money
is
used
in
transformative
ways
that
we
raise
wages,
that
we
invest
for
a
future
generation
that
we
make
certain
that
our
teachers
have
the
opportunity
to
get
the
certification
that
they
want.
E
The
new
funding
from
the
growing
Workforce
fund
is
going
to
support
child
care
workers
like
the
people
who
are
in
this
room,
people
who
have
been
undervalued
and
underpaid
for
far
too
long.
It
is.
It
is
also
going
to
provide
lots
of
funding
for
new
child
care
workers,
which
is
exactly
what
we
want
to
see.
This
is
wonderful
work
and
there
are
many
young
people
who
would
like
to
join
this
Workforce.
E
And
today
we
talk
about
how
to
change
that
investment
is
in
child
care
workers.
That's
investment
in
education,
for
our
babies.
It
is
investment
in
jobs
for
their
parents.
It
is
investment
in
workers
for
businesses
all
the
pieces
fit
together.
Mayor
will
LED
this
fight
at
the
local
level,
and
her
work
will
make
a
huge
difference.
She
had
a
city
council
and
City
councilors
who
were
willing
to
go
to
the
mat
to
fight
for
this,
but
Ed
and
Catherine
and
I
understand.
You
cannot
do
this
alone,
so
we
are
right
here
with
you.
E
F
Thank
you.
Thank
you
to
Senator
Warren.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
Kate
for
inviting
us
here
to
this
wonderful
home
of
Hope
for
families
for
children.
Mayawu
such
a
great
leader.
We
will
be
number
one
in
the
United
States
under
your
leadership,
making
sure
that
we
include
every
child
in
this
vision
and
Senator
Warren
and
congresswoman
Clark
congresswoman
Presley.
We
all
know
something.
That's
pretty
clear.
A
vision
without
funding
is
an
hallucination.
F
You
have
to
get
the
funding
into
the
hands
of
the
people
who
are
going
to
be
doing
this
job
and
that's
what
we
have
been
trying
to
do,
especially
over
the
last
three
years
since
the
pandemic
began
and
we're
here
to
recognize
this
important
step
towards
making
our
essential
workers
get
the
recognition
which
they
deserve
and
they
could
not
zoom
to
work
during
the
pandemic.
They
had
to
show
up
every
single
day
in
order
to
ensure
that
our
economy
worked.
F
While
the
rest
of
us
were
zooming,
they
were
showing
up,
they
were
doing
the
job
they
were
taking
the
risks
for
their
families,
on
behalf
of
our
families
and
I,
think
that
the
pandemic
shined
a
bright
Spotlight
on
who
they
are
in
our
society,
how
underpaid
and
underappreciated
they
are.
So
we
want
to
thank
all
the
child,
caregivers
and
Educators
that
have
joined
us
today.
Your
dedication
gives
our
children
a
nurturing
and
environment
to
develop
early
learning
skills
and
provide
some
support
after
school
to
benefit
them
throughout
their
entire
lives.
F
We
know
that
this
is
a
crisis.
We
know
that
we're
down
10
percent
in
terms
of
child
care
workers,
just
in
the
state
of
Massachusetts
alone,
and
we
know
what
pressure
then,
that
that
puts
on
families
and
these
Frontline
workers
had
had
the
capacity
to
provide
help
and
and
as
everything
shut
down
it
was
the
child
care
providers
who
ensured
the
strength
of
the
safety
net.
They
stepped
up,
they
organized
to
open
their
centers
and
their
very
homes,
so
the
children
had
a
safe,
nurturing
place
to
go
in
the
darkest
days
of
the
pandemic.
F
It
takes
a
village
to
raise
a
child
and
our
child
care.
Centers
are
its
Backbone
in
the
21st
century.
These
providers
of
Hope
and
safety
couldn't
do
this
work
alone.
Well
far,
too
long
we
have
asked
child
care
providers
to
operate
at
the
margins,
barely
making
ends
meet
for
their
centers
and
for
their
own
families.
When
we
ask
so
much
of
them
when
they
took
on
the
costs
of
the
temporary
shutdowns
or
coveted
safety
protocols,
they
needed
Congress
to
be
the
dare
safety
net.
F
When
these
Educators
and
teachers
experience
burnout
as
They
Carried
the
weight
of
the
Commonwealth's
economy
and
Workforce
on
their
shoulders,
they
needed
additional
support.
So
we
got
to
work
and
that's
what
Senator
Warren
was
just
referring
to
in
the
Opera
Bill.
We
made
sure
that
the
city
of
Boston
would
get
an
additional
560
million
dollars
to
help
them
with
all
of
these.
F
Because
we
know
that
child
care
doesn't
simply
benefit
one
generation,
it
is
at
the
very
center
of
our
economy.
Parents
and
caregivers,
including
grandparents,
raising
their
grandchildren,
need
child
care.
It
allows
them
to
go
to
work,
to
get
an
education
or
to
attend
their
health
care
appointments.
Our
Educators
and
child
caregivers
are
also
the
champions
of
our
economy.
Without
them,
the
bottom
would
just
fall
out
of
our
Workforce.
If
we
are
going
to
say,
Child
Care
is
important.
F
We
need
to
put
our
money
where
our
mouth
is
and
invest
in
the
people
who
are
making
it
work,
and
today
the
city
of
Boston
is
turning
a
vision
into
reality,
with
a
13
million
dollar
program
to
its
childhood
Workforce
to
support
current
and
future
teachers.
This
investment
will
support
all
of
those
great
institutions,
those
Litany
of
saints
that
were
already
mentioned,
and
it's
so
great
to
be
here
with
the
city
councilors,
the
state
representatives,
the
leaders
of
our
educational
institutions.
F
F
So
they
can
get
into
Early
Education
or
they
can
start
up
their
own
child
care
centers,
because
this
will
give
them
the
skills
they
need
for
an
ever
expanding
need
for
child
care,
which
will
be
the
21st
century
in
America,
and
it
will
help
to
unleash
the
entrepreneurial
skills
in
those
young
people
who
are
going
to
be
graduating
from
these
great
institutions.
So
this
is
an
incredible
moment
and
again,
I
can't.
F
Thank
you,
madam
mayor,
because
we're
taking
one
more
step
towards
showing
that
our
child
care
providers
that
we
value
their
work
and
our
parents
how
much
we
support
them
and
their
families.
Last
year,
three
billionaires
in
America
made
as
much
as
all
Early
Education
providers
combined
in
our
country,
Who
provided
more
for
our
country
last
year.
Those
three
billionaires
are
all
of
those
King
nagada
Early
Education
teachers.
The
answer
is
just
so
obvious:
every
child
black
brown
immigrant,
no
matter
where
they
come
from,
deserves
to
maximize
their
god-given
abilities.
F
There
are
only
20
of
the
population
they're
100
of
our
future.
That's
what
we're
celebrating
here
today,
programs
that
help
to
make
that
promise
to
every
child
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
as
a
model
for
the
rest
of
the
country.
So
thank
you
all
so
much
for
everything
that
you're
doing
and
now
I
I
I
turned
the
podium
over
to
the
highest
ranking
person
in
leadership
in
the
House
Representatives
in
from
Massachusetts,
since
Tip
O'neill,
Catherine
Clark
anyway,.
G
G
I
am
so
fortunate
to
have
been
in
partnership
with
Horizons
for
over
25
years,
which
is
snuck
up
on
me,
but
the
work
that
you're
doing
the
tour
we
had
today
making
these
values
of
every
child
living
up
to
their
opportunity,
fully
meeting
the
needs
of
parents,
making
sure
that
we
have
well-resourced,
beautiful
spaces
for
every
child
to
attend
for
every
family
to
find
that
special
place
that
mayor
Wu
talked
about.
G
You
are
making
that
come
true
and
for
all
our
local
partners
and
organizations,
state
representatives,
City
councilor,
our
school
committee
chairwoman,
all
of
you
making
this
possible
because
we
know
for
too
long.
Child
care
and
Early
Education
was
an
afterthought,
an
accessory,
an
extension
of
some
sort
of
babysitting
concept
for
parents.
But
you
ask
any
parent:
ask
any
employer
and
they
will
tell
you
that
child
care
is
the
glue
that
binds
our
economy
together
and
without
it
we
don't
have
that
future
Workforce.
It's
what
allows
parents
to
get
to
work.
G
G
The
American
Rescue
plan
in
combination
with
other
pandemic
funding,
invested
50
billion
dollars,
with
a
b
and
into
the
child
care
sector
and
across
the
country.
This
funding
has
kept
over
200
000
child
care,
centers
open,
providing
care
to
over
nine
and
a
half
million
children
and
families
in
Massachusetts.
This
funding
provided
critical
aids
to
programs
within
the
Commonwealth
supporting
over
6
500
Child
Care
Centers,
but
we
know
that
is
not
enough.
G
That
is
stabilization
and
we
need
growth
and
that's
why
I
am
so
proud
to
join
mayor
Wu,
as
she
announces
that
she's
using
this
funding
to
grow
our
child
care
Workforce
by
providing
financial
assistance
to
early
Educators.
Seeking
higher
education
seeking
opportunity
and
I
don't
know
too
many
programs
that
are
going
to
provide
eight
over
800
jobs
with
a
guarantee
of
employment.
G
This
is
going
to
allow
not
only
Financial
Security
for
our
providers,
but
also
the
ability
to
meet
the
needs
of
Massachusetts
families.
This
is
a
win
for
our
children,
for
our
families
and
for
our
economy
and
that's
what's
possible
when
you
govern
by
putting
the
American
Family
at
the
center
of
your
priorities
and
it's
what's
possible
when
we
respect
and
value
women
in
our
economy.
G
So
we
are
not
going
to
rest
on
our
Laurels
we're
going
to
take
our
cue
from
all
of
you
from
the
city
of
Boston
to
each
and
every
one
of
you
who
understands
that
if
we
are
going
to
rebuild
an
economy
where
every
single
person
sees
opportunity,
it
starts
with
child
care.
It
starts
with
Fair
wages
for
our
early
Educators
and
it
starts
with
all
of
you.
Thank
you
for
your
work.
Thank
you
for
being
part
of
this
foreign.
B
Is
the
chair
our
other
counselors,
are
trying
to
rush
to
the
hearing
as
well
so
I'm
gonna
hand
it
over
to
counselor,
Legion
and
Bach,
and
then
State,
Rep,
Fluker,
Oakley
and
then
we'll
close
out
with
our
experts
from
the
child
care
field.
H
Awesome,
hello,
everyone,
City
councilor
at
large,
Roots,
illusion
I
am
sponsoring
the
hearing
that
councilmania
was
running
to
so
I
need
to
ride
and
I'll
be
quick,
but
I
just
want
to
say.
Thank
you
so
much
to
the
federal
delegation
to
State
officials
to
everyone
who's
here,
because
this
is
really
about
teamwork
and
teamwork.
Making
the
dream
work,
I
am
I,
was
so
excited
as
a
city
councilor
to
have
this
opportunity
to
vote
on
this
for
the
Opera
funds
once
in
a
lifetime
Investments
and
the
things
that
really
matter.
H
H
So
they
too
can
Thrive
and
not
just
survive
right
and
it
all
start
Arts
from
those
early
ages.
What
you're
learning
what
you're
hearing?
What
surrounds
you,
and
so
this
is
incredibly
important.
I
also
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
care
networks.
Coalition
councilmania,
shouted
them
out.
I
see
Nancy
Luke
was
Nancy
was
in
our
office.
She
was
in
our
inboxes.
H
She
was
at
our
hearings
making
sure
that
we
were
centering
the
needs
of
of
care
workers
and
also
challenging
us
to
think
outside
of
traditional
models
of
caregiving,
which
is
really
important
for
for
me,
as
a
daughter
of
Haitian
immigrants.
We
know
that
the
way
that
we
structure
Child
Care
can
often
look
very
different.
So
thank
you
for
your
work.
We're
also
the
hearing
at
two
o'clock
is
about.
H
How
do
we
get
more
people
of
color,
more
women
in
the
trades,
and
we
know
that
that
is
possible
right
when
we
provide
for
child
care,
we're
talking
about
living
wages
for
those
who
are
taking
care
of
our
children,
so
that
those
who
are
sending
their
kids
to
child
care
can
also
make
a
living
wage
and
have
a
dignified
career.
So
thank
you
for
all
of
your
work,
I'm
going
to
say
a
lot
of
other
languages
was
spoken
here,
so
try
to
shout
out
to
my
Haitian
crowd.
H
Just
thank
you
so
much
for
all
this
work,
Kate
and
your
incredible
team
here
at
Horizons.
We
don't
do
this
work
alone.
We
actually
do
it
alongside
all
of
you
and
we
follow
all
of
you.
So
thank
you
so
much.
I
Hi
everyone,
it's
such
a
delight
to
be
with
you
all
I'm
Kenzie
I'm,
the
district
8
city
counselor,
but
also
I,
got
to
preside
over
the
city
council
pass
package
passage
of
these
dollars
and
you
know
I
think
it
was
so
inspiring
that
the
mayor
came
to
the
council,
saying
hey
of
the
general
funds
that
we've
gotten
from
the
Fed
so
part
of
the
rescue
package
that
we
as
the
city
get
to
figure
out.
What
are
the
most
urgent
needs?
I
We
just
know
a
substantial
portion
of
that
has
to
go
into
Child,
Care
and,
and
it
was
it
was
a
great
proposal
from
the
mayor
and
the
council.
Was
there
like
the
council
right
from
jump?
Everyone
was
like
yes,
child
care
and,
as
you've
heard
several
of
my
colleagues
allude
to
the
only
thing
that
happened
was
that
that
number
got
higher
over
the
course
of
the
of
the
committee
process.
So
I
just
think
it.
It
really
means
a
lot
that
we've
got
so
many
folks
on.
I
You
know
both
the
city
council
and
in
the
mayor's
office,
including
Kristen,
and
it
really
is
sad
to
me
that
Kristen
McSwain
is
not
here,
because
she
is
like
the
linchpin
holding
this
all
together,
but
we
just
we
are
all
singing
from
the
same
hymn
she
went
comes
to.
We
need
to
make
transformative
Investments
here
and
I'm,
especially
excited
that
we're
making
those
transformative
investments
in
these
really
like
systemic
ways.
I
You
know
the
idea
that
we're
going
to
get
these
800
employees
in
child
care,
who
are
you
know,
gets
to
that
next
level
of
licensure
are
knowing
that
they're
able
to
do
that
without
taking
on
debt
or
also
making
a
commitment
to
continue
working
in
the
city.
I
We
just
think
that
that
will
pay
dividends,
not
just
with
those
800
folks,
but
the
idea
that
other
folks
around
them
will
look
at
them
and
say:
oh
that
looks
like
a
stable
opportunity,
like
that
looks
like
something
that's
actually
going
to
compensate
me
appropriately
and
where
I
can
raise
my
credential
level,
and
it
can
actually
make
sense
and
work,
and
so
we're
really
excited
about
our
educational
institutions
and
thank
you
to
all
the
awardees
who
are
here
that
in
the
process
of
getting
those
800
folks
through
this
pipeline,
we're
going
to
build
and
and
kind
of
like
formalize
that
pipeline
more
so
that
many
more
people
can
follow
on
behind
them.
I
I
You
heard
as
well
about
you've
heard
several
times
about
the
care
that
works
Coalition,
but
they're,
really
working
on
the
idea
that
it's
you
know
that
this
is
all
connected
and
that
exactly
as
Council
bludgeon
said
you
know,
we've
actually
got
a
record
number
of
women
in
the
Building
Trades
unions
today
in
Boston
in
the
country,
but
guess
what
that
system
is
not
designed
for
women,
especially
in
a
country
where
we
continue
to
expect
women
to
carry
the
labor
of
caring
for
children
right
and
so
the
idea
of,
like
hey,
we've,
we're
starting
to
unlock
this
one
door,
but
for
it
to
work.
I
We
need
to
also
raise
the
the
base,
wages
and
benefits
of
our
child
care
workers,
and
we
have
to
incentivize
staying
open
at
these
off
hours
like
it's.
It's
just
such
a
key
example
of
how
all
of
our
Fates
are
intertwined
and
tied
together
and
the
labor
movement
I
think
is
really
leading
on
recognizing
that
and
and
also
recognizing
The
Cooperative
opportunities
for
our
family-based
child
care.
So
it's
just
when
people,
if
you're
wondering,
if
Boston's
just
throwing
money
at
the
problem
or
we're
actually
trying
to
do
systemic
things
here.
I
I
just
want
everyone
in
this
room
to
know
that
it's
the
latter
and
and
the
5
million
that
got
announced
last
week
was
it's
about
raising
those
wages
and
benefits
for
our
child
care
centers
across
the
city,
so
helping
them
pay
more
and
again
setting
that
up
on
a
sustainable
route,
so
I
just
I.
This
has
to
be
the
first
step
of
so
many
more
steps,
but
it
it's
something
that
fills
me
with
a
lot
of
Hope
and
and
I
do
you
know
I
do
just
think.
I
I
It
actually
comes
from
managing
the
household,
like
that's
the
original
idea,
and
so
this
thing
where
we
act
like
it's
like
you
know,
an
idea
that
just
dropped
from
the
sky
that
actually
children
and
managing
our
homes
and
how
we
kind
of
how
we
build
them
into
the
system
is
sort
of
like
this
new
21st
century
thing
that
we
discovered
like
no,
it's
it's
completely
crucial
and
and
in
some
sense,
we've
known
it
all
along,
but
I.
I
Just
think
that
you
really
can't
spend
a
marginal
dollar
better
than
by
investing
in
child
care
when
it
comes
to
the
impact,
so
really
really
excited
about
it
and
really
excited
specifically
just
to
end
on
thanks
to
our
partners.
Horizons
for
homeless
families.
I
The
when,
when
I
was
a
middle
schooler,
I
used
to
come
to
a
site
of
Horizons
for
homeless
families,
to
read
to
kids
and
and
I,
remember,
being
11
or
12
and
walking
in
for
the
first
time
and
I.
Actually,
I
was
just
going
to
read
to
kids
and
then
I
found
out
the
name
of
the
thing
Horizons
for
homeless,
kids,
children,
right
and
I
was
like.
I
Oh,
these
kids,
that
I'm
reading
to
and
playing
with,
like
they're,
homeless
and
and
I
think
I,
just
I
think
about
it.
A
lot
because
I
think
about
how
much
the
need
for
our
families
is
hidden
in
plain
sight
and
also
how
somehow
like
in
this
country.
We
forget
that,
like
we
know
in
theory
that
everyone
deserves
and
every
kid
regardless
of
their
housing
stability
situation,
deserves
great
quality
care.
I
But
then,
when
the
question
comes
of
whether
we're
actually
willing
to
pay
for
it,
we
we
don't
necessarily
really
like
stare
that
truth
right
in
the
face,
and
so
I
think
that
I
I
think
it's
amazing
that
this
organization
puts
the
homeless
in
their
name,
to
remind
people
that
homelessness
is
not
some
theoretical
problem
and
also
that
kids
who
are
homeless
are
kids,
who
need
excellent,
Early
Education
and
that
our
entire
Society
in
fact
relies
on
that
being
the
case.
I
So
I
just
I,
really
admire
this
organization
and
I
couldn't
think
of
a
better
place
for
us
to
be
making
this
exciting
announcement
today.
Thank
you.
I
J
You
good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name
is
Brandi
Fluker,
Oakley
and
I'm.
The
state
rep
for
the
12th
Suffolk
District,
which
includes
parts
of
Mattapan,
Dorchester,
Hyde
Park
in
the
town
of
Milton.
So
many
of
my
colleagues
have
said
what
I
was
going
to
say
and
I
don't
like
to
speak
just
for
the
sake
of
speaking
so
I
promise
to
make
this
really
brief.
When
I
look
back
and
I
think
about
the
importance
of
early
childhood
education,
you
may
notice
that
I'm
wearing
an
American
flag,
because
it
is
the
Cornerstone
of
the
American
dream.
J
The
truth
of
the
matter
is
that
our
children
cannot
Excel
if
they
don't
have
a
quality
education
when
I
think
about
my
mom,
who
moved
up
to
Boston
at
the
age
of
20
from
Alabama,
not
knowing
a
soul
later,
had
me
in
life
trying
to
navigate
this
public
education
system.
Despite
her
education
efforts,
it
was
not
easy.
J
I
found
myself
in
a
home
daycare
system
in
Hyde
Park
with
Miss
Marlene
Abu
Jabbar,
whose
daughter
still
carries
the
torch
for
high
quality
early
Ed,
and
it's
because
of
that
home
daycare
that,
when
I
entered
formal
School
in
the
first
grade,
I
was
reading
on
a
fourth
grade
level.
I
don't
take
that
for
granted,
because
the
truth
of
the
matter
is
the
Investments
we
make
today
in
early
childhood
care
matters.
J
When
we
set
Folks
up
with
a
strong
education,
they're
able
to
go
further
and
farther
than
we
ever
could
imagine
and
anticipate,
and
the
beautiful
thing
about
education
often
referred
to
as
the
great
equalizer,
though
we
know
there
are
still
many
gaps
within
our
system-
is
that
we
have
Educators
who,
day
in
and
day
out,
are
pouring
into
our
young
people,
teaching
them
how
to
count,
teach
them
how
to
decode
teaching
them
phonetics
of
it.
All
I
was
a
third
grade.
J
Teacher
and
I
used
to
say:
I,
don't
want
the
kindergartens,
because
I'll
break
them,
give
them
to
me
when
they
have
a
little
more
under
their
belt.
It
is
not
easy
by
any
stretch
of
the
imagination.
It
is
not
easy,
I
think
for
those
of
us
who
are
parents
and
had
to
have
our
little
ones
home
during
the
pandemic.
We
actually
know
it
is
not
easy.
What
goes
in
day
in
and
day
out
and
when
I
think
about
just
the
forethought
and
the
vision
of
our
mayor,
which
is
not
directly
behind
me.
J
So
I
can't
point
to
her
when
I
think
about
her
vision
for
thought.
I'd
say
you
know
what:
how
can
we
actually
break
many
cycles
of
repression
by
investing
in
this?
So
not
only
are
we
investing
in
our
young
people,
so
they'll
get
a
strong
start
for
their
future,
we're
also
investing
in
the
workforce,
as
was
mentioned
overwhelmingly
women
and
women
of
color
Early
Childhood
Educators
Boston
is
beyond
expensive
to
live
in,
so
to
be
able
to
walk
away
debt
free
and
have
a
guaranteed
job
is
huge.
J
It's
going
to
provide
access
to
so
many
people
who
wouldn't
even
think
that
they
could
be
in
this
role
that
also
breaks
the
cycle
of
Oppression
I.
Just
want
to
thank
all
the
partners
through
here
today.
I
see
Miss
Debbie,
who
I
know
is
a
long
time
advocate
and
child
care
provider,
and
so
many
others
in
this
room
and
I
just
want
to
thank
the
Coalition.
B
Okay,
I
know
people
are
coming
up
on
their
their
other
meetings
and
commitments.
Now,
so
we're
gonna
wrap
up
strong
there's.
So
many
people
who've
been
involved
with
this
we're
going
to
go
to
director
of
upk
for
the
city
of
Boston,
Tiara
Diaz,
and
then
president
Edinger
and
our
early
educator,
Lisa
Brooks.
K
So
everyone
I
just
again
want
to
say
as
a
lifelong
resident
and
educator
of
Boston.
How
proud
I
am
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
here
and
mayawoo
and
Senator
the
counselors
for
your
commitment
to
continue
to
serve
our
early
Educators
across
Boston.
So
again,
thank
you
and
before
I
pass
it
over
to
Pam
manager.
I
just
want
to
again
thank
neighborhood
Villages
UMass
Boston,
who
am
I
forgetting
Urban
College
in
Bunker
Hill.
Yes,
thank
you.
K
Just
congratulations.
Looking
forward
to
our
ongoing
work
in
the
future
super
excited
thanks
again.
L
So
I
don't
know
about
you,
I'm
still
Starstruck,
with
all
these
folks
behind
me,
so
mayor
Wu
and
our
Congressional
Delegation
and
and
our
city
councilors
and
friends.
Thank
you
for
attempting
to
solve
this
problem.
My
son
is
now
22
and
I
still
remember
the
pain
of
trying
to
find
a
babysitter
in
order
to
go
get
my
trustees
meetings
done.
L
I
want
to
acknowledge
our
higher
ed
Partners
at
Urban
College
in
UMass
Boston.
It
does
take
an
alliance
to
train
the
Early
Education
Workforce
to
raise
a
child.
It
takes
all
of
us.
This
is
not
a
competition.
L
It
really
is
a
a
collaboration
at
Bunker
Hill
we've
been
we've
been
training,
Early
Childhood
Educators
for
50
years
since
the
very
beginning
and
I
think
when
you
visit
places
like
this,
like
Horizons
for
homeless
children,
you
will
find
that
there
are
many
teachers
and
administrators
who
are
Bunker
Hill
alums,
and
we
we
think
that
this
Grant
and
apprenticeship
and
that's
an
important
word
right.
It's
it's
a
grant
for
both
classroom
study
and
apprenticeship
and
Marty.
L
We
think
that
this
will
strengthen
the
professional
base
for
the
profession
and
Usher
more
professionals
into
the
field
and-
and
we
say
early
child
care
workers,
they
are
professionals,
they
are
teachers,
and
sometimes
we
forget-
and
I
and
I
really
want
to
try
to
remember
that
as
we
go
through,
we
understand
the
demand
side
of
this.
Almost
60
percent
of
my
students
are
women
and
three
out
of
five
are
parents.
L
L
This
is
not
a
one-off
we're
also
mindful
that
we're
delivering
these
services
and
instruction
and
to
be
multilingual
we're
serving
both
inner
cities,
communities
of
color
communities
of
poverty,
Gateway
cities,
bilingualism
is
part
of
our
hope
for
the
future
in
making
all
of
our
residents
and
citizens
more
marketable
and
it's
better
for
our
children
and
we're
also
going
to
offer
wrap
around
services
so
that
our
non-traditional
students
like
the
moms
who
are
learning
to
be
teachers
to
race.
Our
children
will
have
the
support
that
they
need.
L
This
program
will
provide
a
few
ways
to
get
to
an
associate
degree
both
from
the
classroom
as
I
said
and
also
from
apprenticeships,
and
there
will
be
Pathways
to
bachelor's
degrees,
we'll
be
flexible
to
everyone.
Who's
interested
in
entering
this
Noble
profession,
I,
miss
Senator
Warren,
the
the
story
about
NB,
yes,
because
this
is
the
story
of
NB
right
we're
going
to
create
800
MBS
so
that
we
will
not
curtail
the
possibility
of
having
a
wonderful
senator
who
is
helping
us
along
today.
L
M
Hello,
my
name
is
Lisa
Brooks
and
I've
been
an
early
educator
for
over
15
years.
I've
worked
in
a
toddler
classroom
here
at
Horizons
for
homeless.
Children
for
over
two
years
now
be
here
in
support
of
today's
announcement
announcement,
which
will
open
doors
for
potential
and
current
Educators
like
myself,
who
want
to
continue
to
learn
in
this
critical
field.
This
move
recognizes
and
values
early
Educators
by
supporting
our
growth,
so
we
can
best
nurture
children
during
their
first
critical
years.
M
This
investment
will
make
the
field
more
attractive
as
a
career
option,
and
my
hope
is
that
this
step
will
also
spark
a
comprehensive
reevaluation
of
the
importance
Early
Education
and
its
teachers
have
on
young
children
and
families.
Massachusetts
now
has
the
opportunity
to
set
a
nationwide
example
by
valuing
early
Educators
in
a
way
that
reflects
their
value
to
society.
So,
thank
you
all
for
investing
in
us.
As
we
invest
in
your
children,.