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Alexandra Daro

@AlexandraDaro

Mom, wife, and #notthatkindofdoctor Director of Applied Research at Buffett Early Childhood Institute Views all my own

Joined December 2015
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I’m attending the Research Mentoring & Networking Event at #NRCEC2024! It’s great to connect with colleagues and mentors! nrcec.net/meetings.html #EmScholars @NRCHispanic @thetrc @naacfrc
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Proud of this work!
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'Love for Children and Patience': Voices of Nebraska's Parents of Young Children is a report that offers a glimpse into the experiences of parents from under-resourced backgrounds and uncovers what they want and value in terms of early care and education. buffettinstitute.nebraska.ed…
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Please see below for ways YOU can help those impacted by Friday's devastating tornado in western @DouglasCountyNE #stormrelief #disasterrelief
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The community response panel is off to a great start and the speakers are sharing some insightful perspectives! “When we look past our differences, we have a lot in common of where we want our kids to be. We want them to thrive.” - Maricela Novoa, @ESU_10 #ThrivingChildren2023
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Erin Duffy@erinduffy_819 Sep 2023
“McDonalds, fast food restaurants, should not be competition for our (early childhood) workforce,” said Heidi Pieper, a rancher with the Nebraska Farm Bureau during the keynote panel at #ThrivingChildren2023 – at Kearney, NE
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"How much we care for our children can be directly measured by how much we care for those who care for our children." - @WalterGilliam
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New article emphasizes the necessity of #ECCE in NE and the need to rally the community to back these initiatives. Our @AlexandraDaro sheds light on parents' obstacles when securing child care for their kids and why it's essential for their development. mbj.com/child-care-in-nebras…

Child Care in Nebraska: How Community Support Can Make a Difference

It’s no secret child care is a prominent concern for working parents. When factoring the affordability and quality, if those basic needs aren’t met, concerns can turn dire. The child

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ZERO TO THREE@ZEROTOTHREE8 Mar 2023
Studies have shown the “motherhood penalty” makes up 80% of the gender pay gap. This International Women’s Day, let’s #EmbraceEquity and raise awareness that #paidleave and access to quality, affordable #child care are vital to achieving gender equity. #IWD2023 #ThinkBabies
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#NewPublication We are excited to share "Profiles of Well-Being Among Early Childhood Educators," which applies an innovative approach to examining the well-being of early childhood educators. Congrats @AlexandraDaro and @kcgallag61! #AcademicTwitter tandfonline.com/eprint/JB5QX…
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Erica@erica_sesay19 Sep 2022
Making sure all kids have the best opportunity to live productive lives is part of what it means to be a patriot. It's part of what it means to love your country. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 AMEN @bdford95 is giving me chills at #thrivingchildren2022
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Erica@erica_sesay19 Sep 2022
it takes us all. here's what you can do to support quality early childhood education via @strongnationUSA: - support parents in the workforce - put a statement on your website expressing support of ECE - advocate for increased public resources for ECE #thrivingchildren2022
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Erica@erica_sesay19 Sep 2022
“Early child educators are not baby sitters…because you would get arrested for sitting on a baby.” - Milva McGhee gets a chuckle from the crowd but FOR REAL THO #thrivingchildren2022
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We need to make early childhood education a priority in Congress and state legislatures. And it must be bipartisan, @bdford95 says. It's the foundational thing we need to do to strengthen our country. #thrivingchildren2022
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Some of the challenges and barriers to well-being of early childhood workforce cited by participants: burnout, trouble accessing funds, trouble recruiting staff, lack of benefits, cycles of trauma for families and caregivers, lack of time and capacity. #thrivingchildren2022
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Kate Gallagher and Alexandra Daro from @BuffettECI #thrivingchildren2022 talking about how to better support the early care and education workforce.
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Earlier this year, a Buffett Institute survey of 750+ child care providers from Nebraska found 92% of providers struggled to hire staff, and staff that quit were often leaving the early childhood field altogether. #ThrivingChildren2022 Read more: buffettinstitute.nebraska.ed…
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There are many serious problems confronting the early childhood workforce and professionals' well-being, but great energy in the room about finding solutions. #thrivingchildren2022
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