Promise Insider
Krysta Jones
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Promise Insider is a podcast which focuses on child care and early childhood education advocacy in Virginia. Tune in to hear from experts and learn how we can give children the future they want, need and deserve. Promise Insider is produced by the Virginia Promise Partnership and hosted by Director Krysta Jones.
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Jul 19, 2022
Virginia Legislators Talk the Future of Child Care
In this episode, we hear from two legislators who were selected as inaugural 2022 Child Care Champions of the Year by Virginia Promise in Action. Delegate Carrie Coyner - a Republican legislator representing Chesterfield, VA who serves as, Chair of the House Education, Subcommittee on Early Childhood/Innovation, and Senator Monty Mason, a Democratic legislator representing Williamsburg and a long standing supporter of child care in your community and in the General Assembly.
The legislators discuss their vision for education in Virginia, the work that they have done to promote early learning and care, and share advice on how we can best advocate for child care.
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Jun 28, 2022
We Are Not Done Yet: The Quest for Federal Child Care Dollars
In this episode, we hear from Radha Mohan, with one of the VPP Coalition Partners, the Early Care and Education Consortium.
Child care policy has been front and center not only in Virginia, but also at the federal level. During this episode, we will discuss the status of the federal reconciliation bill and how that would impact child care in Virginia.
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Jun 1, 2022
Child Care at the Local Level
In this episode, we hear from Katie Cristol, Chair of the Arlington County Board, who is a Democrat, and Preston Banks, Vice Mayor, City of Manassas Park, who is a Republican, about their paths to local office, and their thoughts on the impact that local elected officials can make towards quality, affordable child care.
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Apr 21, 2022
Child Care and It's Impact on Our Business Community
In this episode, we hear from Erik Rison, Vice President of Public Policy and Research for the Virginia Chamber.
Erik talks about why child care is such an important topic for the business community, and the importance of being realistic in our approach as we reach for the bold goal.
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Apr 1, 2022
Making Cents of It All: An Update on the Virginia Budget
In this episode, we will receive an update on the Virginia budget from Chris Wodicka, Senior Policy Analyst at the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis.
Chris provided insight into The Commonwealth Institute’s budget priorities, what’s next for the budget in Virginia, and key early learning provisions in the budget.
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Mar 14, 2022
The Impact of Virginia's Redistricting on Early Learning
In this episode, we will learn more about redistricting in Virginia from Dr. Alex Keena, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Virginia Commonwealth University who researches political representation.
Alex provides an overview of how redistricting impacts policy, how the nonpartisan redistricting commission in Virginia worked, and how advocates can be effective moving forward.
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Mar 1, 2022
Delegate Glenn Davis Talks Innovation in Early Learning
In this episode, we will hear from Delegate Glenn Davis, who represents the 84th district of Virginia which includes part of the City of Virginia Beach. Delegate Davis is Chair of the House Education Committee.
Delegate Davis talks about innovation in early learning, shares his vision for education in Virginia, how you can really get your issue to resonate with lawmakers, and even what he thinks quality affordable early learning opportunities will look like in 2030.
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Feb 3, 2022
Solution-Focused Advocacy
Randy Pearson, Virginia Promise In Action Government Relations Consultant, shares an update on the 2022 Virginia General Assembly session, and Abby Rogers, CEO of the Greater Richmond YMCA, discusses why child care is so important to the YMCA, and how we can best convey our message as we become "solution-focused" advocates.
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Jan 17, 2022
Ensuring Parent Voice in Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Carol Muleta, the creator of Parenting 411, shares her thoughts on how to ensure parent voice is at the center of child care and early childhood education policy.
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Jan 4, 2022
Communicating Our Child Care Message
Noted public speaking coach, Kevin Boston-Hill, shares tips on effectively communicating our child care message in a variety of scenarios.
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Dec 21, 2021
A Conversation on Funding Early Childhood Education in Virginia
David Cary, Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Education in Virginia, provides an overview of the Virginia budget process and the work of the outgoing administration to prioritize child care and early childhood education in the proposed outgoing budget.
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