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A common misconception [Mary L. Reed] says is diat early childhood educators are thought of as babysitters. That is simply not the case as early childhood education provides the foundation for a child's future success in school. "They [early childcare providers] don't get the recognition they need," Reed said. "We can raise the bar around awareness."
Reed said that she and her colleagues will be working very hard over the fall and winter to draft recommendations to bring to legislators' attention at the Statehouse. "We think we have some good dialogue going on," Reed added. "We've.been die voice for die voices."Mary L Reed founded the Bessie Tartt Wilson Initiative for Children (BTWIC) in 2002 in hopes of bettering early childhood education and care for all children in Massachusetts. The Initiative is looking to bring its recommendations from its most recent study, "The State of the Early Education Workforce: Barriers to Access and Advancement" to legislators at the Statehouse in the near future. (Photo courtesy of Mary L Reed)See the full content of this document
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A Calling to Teach
Like mother like daughter.
A high value was placed on children and education in Bessie Tartt Wilson's home. She opened her first childcare center in 1946 to help serve working families in Roxbury.After growing up in a family diat's been involved in childcare since the 1940s, it comes as little surpr...See the full content of this document
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