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Many thanks to It Takes A Village Family of Schools for the Guests of Honor invite at their annual ITAV Sneaker Ball. It was such a fabulous night filled with monumental staff achievements (and extremely fashionable sneakers!) So wonderful for a childcare organization of this magnitude to SUPPORT and CELEBRATE the childcare workforce!! Huge congrats to all the CDA and PEL recipients... there were SO MANY!!!! I spoke to several passionate and enthusiastic new childcare professionals who were thrilled to continue along their ECE career path! It has been a pleasure working alongside ITAV and I came away beaming with inspiration from all of EVERYONES hard work!!!!Thank you Makeya Kelly & Darrell Brown for building upon these new ECE professionals passions and Kate Connor, PhD for connecting us all together! #ece #earlychildhoodeducation #itav #childdevelopment #cda #pel #ecaceCity Colleges of Chicago City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

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It's endlessly inspiring to collaborate with Illinois Action for Children Higher Ed Navigators, the State of Illinois - Illinois Student Assistance Commission, along with our district-wide City Colleges of Chicago Child Dev staff! Yet another successful event supporting our City's early childhood workforce members in preparing for a new journey towards receiving degrees & certificates !!!!!! (For many - a feat that seemed IMPOSSIBLE!) I'm flying high on the positive energy this team brings to our events!!!!!!

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Looking to begin, continue, or become inspired along your journey in the ECE career? Join me, fellow CCC staff/faculty, and the incredibly wonderfully fabulous Illinois Action for Children Higher Education Navigators for a City Colleges of Chicago network wide Child Development event!!! Together, we'll help you navigate CCC/FAFSA/scholarship applications, get you information about our programs, and connect you with resources!! Please share with your networks! OPEN TO ALL!REGISTER HERE - http://bit.ly/CCCece2024APRIL 10, 2024 at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College, 6PM-8PM!

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Looking for a rewarding job in the fabulous world of Chicago EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION? Join the LADYBUG & FRIENDS DAYCARE team! (Then come back to me for some Child Dev scholarships! 😉)

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So thankful for these Illinois Action for Children Higher Education Navigators and our collaborations on bringing the Early Childhood workforce back to school!! Together we're spreading the ECE love across this city and beyond!!!! 💜For those who don't know what the ECACE (Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity) is - “The purpose of the Consortium is to serve the needs of the incumbent early childhood workforce and the employers of early childhood educators and to advance racial equity while meeting the needs of employers by streamlining, coordinating, and improving the accessibility of degree completion pathways for upskilling and the sustained expansion of educational pipelines at Illinois institutions of higher education.” #ece #earlychildhoodeducation #illinois #chicago #trumancollege #childdevelopment #malcolmxcollege City Colleges of Chicago City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College

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CHILD DEVELOPMENT EVENT ALERTS!!! On Tuesday November 14, 630-830 at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College, and Wednesday November 15, 630-830 at City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College, along with the amazingly wonderful Navigators from Illinois Action for Children, I will be hosting ONE STOP SHOP events where prospective and current Child Development students can fill out ECACE scholarship applications, enroll in Spring classes, and hang out with us awesome people to get more Child Dev funding information! IAFC might bring some snacks as well! Spread the word and join us in expanding the love for childcare workers and their FUNDED qualifications across Chicago!!!!!REGISTER HERE BY 11/10:11/14 - Malcolm X: http://bit.ly/ECACEmxc11/15 - Truman: http://bit.ly/ECACEtruman#ECE #chicagoearlylearning #ECACE #freetuition #betterpay #headstart #childdevelopment #chicago #illinois #pritzker #scholarship #daycare #childcare

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Come work with me!!We are hiring for an Adjunct Professor, or two, in Child Development at the awesome Malcolm X College - starting this Spring! We're a super energetically excited team who LOVES all things ECE. Join us!!https://lnkd.in/gdWwSKcB

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It's so much fun talking to people about the Child Development field and why it's so incredibly rewarding and so much fun! We had a great time spreading the ECE love (along with swag, candy, & scholarship information) to the eager students at Chicago Bulls College Prep during their campus visit to City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College today! ❤️ #ECElove

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