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Honey Bear rallies with programs across the State to push for more investments in Early Childhood
At rallies across the state Wednesday—including in Stamford, Bridgeport and Stratford—the message to lawmakers was the same: fund child care. “We really need the state to invest in early childhood. Right now, things are failing,” said Catherine Vanicky, director of Honey Bear Learning Center in Stratford. “The child care system is completely broken,” added Katherine…
Read MoreHoney Bear contributes to round table discussion with Governor and OEC Commissioner
Director, Catherine Vanicky, and Program Coordinator, Jackie Valle, pose for a photo at the end of their zoom meeting with Governor Ned Lamont, OEC Commissioner Beth Bye, and Merrill Gay, Executive Director at Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance. Cathie and Jackie discussed the staffing crisis currently facing the Early Childhood community and advocated for additional funding…
Read MoreHoney Bear testifies in Hartford to advocate for higher teacher wages
Honey Bear Director, Cathie Vanicky, and Program Coordinator, Jacqueline Valle, travel to Hartford to testify for increased teacher wages to the Education Committee on Early Childhood. They visited the offices of House Majority Leaders to present their testimony and left their written testimony with those not in their offices.
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