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C is for Conference! All Our Kin’s 14th Annual Family Child Care Conference Digs Deeply into the Roots of Child Development

Posted on December 18, 2019 by natalievieira

by Ambata Kazi-Nance, Communications Fellow Today is my favorite day of the year. Today I am in the presence of people who are changing the world. –All Our Kin Co-Founder & CEO Jessica Sager All Our Kin’s 14th annual Family … Continue reading →

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Meet The New Haven Site Directors!

Posted on October 28, 2019 by natalievieira

by Ambata Kazi-Nance, Communications Fellow We’re thrilled to announce an exciting new leadership development at our New Haven site. When former New Haven site director Alison Wunder Stahl decided to transition to a part-time role with All Our Kin following … Continue reading →

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“Family child care is more than just caring for the children, we care for the parents and families also.”

Posted on July 10, 2019 by natalievieira

By Ambata Kazi-Nance, Communications Fellow All Our Kin Early Head Start Family Child Care Specialist Debra Kelly and All Our Kin Early Head Start Ambassador Parent Lakeia Moore Discuss the Importance of Parents and Caregivers Working Together A few months … Continue reading →

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All Our Kin Honors Family Child Care Providers and the Important Work They Do for Children and Families on National Provider Appreciation Day

Posted on May 10, 2019 by natalievieira

By Ambata Kazi-Nance, Communications Fellow It’s not a coincidence that National Provider Appreciation Day falls the Friday before Mother’s Day. In fact, that was the intention of National Provider Appreciation Day’s organizers: to honor and celebrate child care providers, teachers, … Continue reading →

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A Lifelong Dream Comes to Fruition: Family Child Care Provider Deneen Brown’s Journey to Supporting Our Youngest Learners

Posted on March 8, 2019 by natalievieira

By Ambata Kazi-Nance, Communications Fellow Deneen Brown owns and operates Mommy’s Day Care, a family child care program she opened in 2007, in Norwalk, Connecticut. Deneen is the recipient of a grant from Care@Work, Care.com’s enterprise arm that provides employees of corporate clients … Continue reading →

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“I haven’t seen any organization do anything as important as this, as well as this, anywhere”: Emmy Award-winning Filmmaker Greg Jacobs Speaks at All Our Kin Annual Conference

Posted on June 19, 2017 by natalievieira

All Our Kin’s 12th Annual Conference was the largest yet, bringing together over 200 family child care providers from across Connecticut for a day of networking, learning, reflection, and celebration. The conference was held on Saturday, June 3, at the … Continue reading →

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Exciting News: Erica Phillips Will Be All Our Kin’s First Chief Operating Officer!

Posted on February 16, 2017 by natalievieira

We are excited to announce that we will expand our high-impact model for transforming early care and education through family child care with the help of our first Chief Operating Officer—our very own Erica Phillips! Over the years, we have … Continue reading →

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All Our Kin Attends Care4Kids Rally on the Heels of a Victory for CT’s Working Families

Posted on November 30, 2016 by natalievieira

Good news! Child care providers, parents, advocates, and community partners joined our advocacy efforts to save Care4Kids, and it paid off: working families who are currently receiving Care4Kids, and who remain eligible at redetermination, will stay on the program! Over … Continue reading →

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All Our Kin Goes to New York: Jessica Sager Shares Best Practices in Family Child Care with Stakeholders in NYC

Posted on November 1, 2016 by natalievieira

  In New York City alone, almost 16,000 children who are under the age of three and receive government-subsidized child care spend their early years in home-based programs.  That is why NYC has undertaken ambitious initiatives such as EarlyLearn NYC, … Continue reading →

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Daniela is Preparing the Children in Her Program for Kindergarten with the Help of Read, Count, Grow

Posted on October 4, 2016 by natalievieira

“It’s a very welcoming place to be” When Tanya Smith, an Educational Consultant with All Our Kin, walks into Daniela’s child care program on a pleasant Friday morning in September, the children immediately gravitate towards her. They come bright-eyed and … Continue reading →

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