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I work full-time as an Early Head Start Home Visitor. I have a Bachelor's in Child Development with a specialization in Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers. I have recently graduated with my Master's in Early Childhood Studies specializing in Public Policy and Advocacy. I am currently in a Doctoral Program for Early Childhood. I love working with children and their families. My company encourages and empowers individuals to be more self-reliant; we not only educate children but their families as well.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Tools for Policy Makers and Advocates - Week 1

I look forward to learning more about the tools and strategies that advocates can use to impact policies and change within their own communities and the early childhood field.  I believe everyone can make a difference and that together we can have a tremendous impact. 

I believe strongly that all children deserve high-quality comprehensive care and education.  I have worked in Head Start / Early Head Start for the past five years and have been fortunate enough to see the impact these programs have on families and young children.  In fact, Head Start is the reason I decided to go back to school and continue my own education. 

I hope that I can have an impact in my own community and can continue to grow and learn more about Public Policy and Advocacy.

4 comments:

  1. Toni,
    I want some of these same things. I especially share the desire to make an impact in my own community. I have lived here all my life and wouldn't want to be anywhere else. This is a great place to live and I think all of the people who live her whether poverty stricken or not deserve a high quality education.

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  2. Toni I believe the same things as well. I have not been able to see the impact that Head Start has made on the kids in my small community. Our Head Start is not the best but I believe that we have some great programs out there striving for the best for our children.

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  3. Toni,
    There is nothing like making impacts in our communities.In my opinion , we should be thankful for programs like Head start that do not only impact children lives but also families of the children being served.

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  4. I have enjoyed learning with you in past classes in our program and I am sure I will benefit from our discussion and blog entiries during this class, too. I, too, think that together we can make a tremendous impact -- in learning and in advocacy work.

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