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Parent Driven DevelopmentEpisode 056: Child Care Educators with Jessica Sager of All Our Kin.All Our Kin is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization that trains, supports, and sustains family child care educators—transforming opportunities by ensuring that children and families have the foundation they need to succeed in school and in life.Jessica Sager is the co-founder and chief executive officer of All Our Kin. A graduate of Barnard College and Yale Law School, Jessica co-teaches a Yale University seminar on “Child Care, Society, and Public Policy”. She has provided commentary on child care issues for Time, The Hill, New America, and Education Week. She currently lives in New Haven, CT, with her husband and their fifteen-year-old daughter.00:58 Welcome, Jessica Sager!Paul Tough: Helping Children Succeed & How Children SucceedChild care as profession in the homeMaking invisible workers as child care professionals visible through All Our KinLow income, closures, possible risk of losing convenient accessMore visible with current covid crisisAt a crossroadsAll our kin in supporting child care educators around the country through their modelAdvocate for a different way to treat child careDirect work to educators and family; delivery ppe, public health guidance, supporting emotional and mental wellbeing of child care educators, playing new virtual rolesView as public goodEmployers need to step upPositive impact on the economy; all our kin as a rate of return 15-20% on their investmentEquity; making sure kids have a safe place to go even during the pandemicNon standard hours are needed most by essential workersDesigned as a hub and place of support for educators; helping people become licesned to become a professional educator, support them as educators, training on how to run a business, located in a place/community and building out their network.Educators are often passionate and utilize all the support and tools of All Our Kin to make meaningful and lasting changePeople are showing up! Connection is desired and neededCultural differences, but deep similarities for shared passion and love for raising kidsNew Haven model succeeds in the Bronx and Nebraska Kwu makes an awesome new corn chowder recipe, but her toddler wasn’t enjoying it.. #failChris struggles to get his kids online for zoom school.. As a senior engineer himself.. #failJess is at a crossroads over too much screen time for her son… but minecraft.... #genius/fail Jessica got an adorable pandemic kitten, but the kitten has been zoom bombing important school and work presentations. #genius on the kitten #fail on the zoom bombsHow can I support the podcast?Please follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at [email protected]. Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com.KWuChris SJessSpecial Guest: Jessica Sager.