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Tennesseans for Quality Early Education (TQEE) is looking to recognize 20 early childhood educators for its first-ever Tennessee Early Educator Awards! Winners will receive a $1,000 cash prize, a shopping spree at Lakeshore Learning Materials, and an all-expenses paid trip to Nashville. Nominees must: ⭐ Be currently employed full-time at a licensed child care program in Tennessee for at least three years ⭐ Demonstrate a passion for teaching children ⭐ Excel at family engagement Nominate a deserving educator and learn more at https://lnkd.in/d-nnwikM Nominations close Friday, August 2nd. It's time to recognize Tennessee's child care professionals! #childcare #TNEarlyEducatorAwards #TQEE #ece

Our team is looking for a customer-focused team member who is organized, knows their way around Excel and enjoys helping people. The ChildcareTennessee Client Experience and Reporting associate manages ChildcareTennessee.com membership, assists in our grant approval process and directs Tennessee's licensed child care providers to the right team member or resource, providing excellent customer service. Does this sound like you or someone you know? Apply here! https://lnkd.in/e3mTGWQr #childcare #jobopening #entrylevel #nonprofit #communityfoundation

If child care providers do not get the support they need, families can not access the quality care they need and economies and communities suffer. Through administrative resources, savings programs and grants, our initiative is committed to helping providers save time and money while improving quality. We do this work alongside many government and community partners because we know that child care matters to everyone. Learn more about our work at https://lnkd.in/egE98sNS #childcare #communityfoundation #families

After establishing The Restoration House more than 20 years ago, Daniel and Mandy Watson realized that investing in early childhood education would enhance their mission to serve low-income families. More than half of the families Olive Tree Early Learning Academy serves are low-income, something they can only do as a nonprofit center. Olive Tree provides high-quality child care to those who need it most by involving and engaging their philanthropic community and public funding sources. "It is shocking how much high-quality child care costs per kid," says Daniel. "But I am fully confident that investment will continue to pay itself off, not just for that kid or family, but for all of us. It's worth it." #childcare #nonprofit #partnership #grants #communityfoundation #tennessee

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Quality is compensating your staff competitively. Yes, that means proper hourly pay, but that also means other benefits and perks to supplement what you may be able to pay. ChildcareTennessee.com has resources to help you determine compensation, wellness benefits that can be purchased at a lower cost, and ideas for other soft benefits to attract quality candidates. Explore these resources and benefits on ChildcareTennessee.com and attract the quality staff your program needs: https://bit.ly/3XezC9R #childcare #QualityIs #earlychildhoodeducation #tennessee

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We are proud to be one of the many organizations collaborating with Raising Readers Nashville to support and expand Middle Tennessee's child care ecosystem. Our Establishment and Expansion grants are just one piece of that puzzle. In partnership with the Tennessee Department of Human Services, our team works with multiple stakeholders to connect new and existing child care providers with grant funds, administrative resources and shared services to increase the availability of high-quality child care in Nashville and across Tennessee. A unified, collaborative approach to our child care challenges will bring meaningful and effective change for families, our communities and our economies. #childcare #ECE #nashville #communityfoundation

Child care providers, early childhood educators, teachers - the people who care for our children, nurture their development, and provide a solid foundation for their education go by many names. Today is Teacher Appreciation Day. Join us in taking a moment to say thank you. Child care professionals are one of the pillars of our economy and the platform from which our children launch. We couldn't do so many things without you! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! #childcare #TeacherAppreciationDay #EarlyChildhoodEducation #TeacherAppreciationWeek

ChildcareTennessee works with local and regional businesses and government partners to improve child care in Tennessee’s communities. Last week, our team and the Tennessee Department of Human Services and St. Lukes Community House shared the great things happening in Nashville’s child care community with Numerica Credit Union. We hope you got some great ideas about how you can make a difference in child care from our work in Tennessee, Numerica! #childcare #communityfoundation #partnerships