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Between fires, Covid-19 ebbs and flows, and election news, it's easy for America's child care issues to fade into the background. That is, unless you work in the industry, or have kids.

Luckily, nothing speaks louder to policy leaders than economic success, and the future of the economy hinges on child care (link below).

Join us as we explore the future of child care at Together, CQEL's Fall Conference. Scroll down to check out critical EdNews and the just announced NYT-Bestselling Author headlining Together! 👇

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Greg McKeown, New York Times Bestselling Author of "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less"

Now, more than ever, it's key that we cut through the noise and make decisions on what is truly meaningful.

Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don’t. Join Greg at Together at 12pm on November 10th.

🤩More amazing sessions in the works:

⭐️A Director's Worst Case - How to Manage Worst Case Scenarios (Emergencies, Out of Ratio, HR Nightmares, etc)
⭐️Effective Hiring and Recruitment - How to Hire the Best, Even During A Pandemic
⭐️Fix Your Waitlist - How To Get Families Enrolled And Fill Your Center
⭐️PPP Forgiveness - How to Do It
⭐️And many more!

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The future of the economy hinges on child care

We must bail out the industry that allows millions of parents to work.

It was a Tuesday in March when Ellen Drolette heard that schools were closing. Later that day, she learned the Burlington, Vermont, child care home where she looked after six kids would also have to shut down due to the spread of Covid-19 across the country.

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How Parents Can Help Kids Thrive in an Uncertain Future

Kids need resilience, compassion, humility, and a moral compass—not academic achievement at any cost.

When psychologist Madeline Levine wrote The Price of Privilege 14 years ago, she wanted to persuade parents that pushing kids to succeed at any cost was making them suffer. But since then, the rates of anxiety and depression in kids have only increased, suggesting that life today may be even harder for them.

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Deadline Approaching: California Sexual Harassment Training

Employees must complete training by Jan. 1, 2021

California law requires all employers of 5 or more employees to provide 1 hour of sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training to nonsupervisory employees and 2 hours of sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training to supervisors and managers once every two years.

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