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LB590 offers cost efficiencies for state government and child care providers
Integrating NECPRS (the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System online database) into Nebraska’s child care licensing procedure would expedite and simplify the process of verifying provider training and education, resulting in cost and procedural efficiencies for state government and child care providers.
LB266 fixes statutory language to allow child care providers to access school readiness tax credit
Statewide early childhood policy initiative launches to train, educate community leaders
Civic leaders representing 21 Nebraska communities came together in Grand Island on January 16 for the inaugural meeting of the Nebraska Early Childhood Policy Leadership Academy. The Academy’s goal is to help participants engage policymakers and key stakeholders in conversations about strengthening Nebraska’s local and statewide early childhood infrastructure.
Nebraska Legislature convenes first session of two-year bienniem
The 106th Nebraska Legislature, First Session, convened its 2019 session this week. The first day, new senators plus re-elected senators were sworn into office and Senator Jim Scheer was re-elected Speaker of the Legislature for the next two years. Senators also elected chair positions for the 14 standing committees, the Executive Board and the Committee on Committees.
Blueprint Nebraska: Building a sustainable economic future
Blueprint Nebraska is seeking statewide input and ideas on Nebraska's economic growth priorities through an online community survey.
2019 Nebraska Legislature to convene January 9
The 106th Nebraska Legislature, First Session, will convene January 9 for 90 days, marking the beginning a new biennium that includes passing a two-year state budget.
Cultivating gratitude supports social-emotional development
Helping children develop gratitude and other social-emotional skills helps them be more hopeful, empathetic and helpful to others. There are easy steps parents can take to cultivate gratitude and grasp the power of appreciation and kindness in their children.
Alexis Zgud joins Communications team
We're pleased to introduce our new Communications Associate, Alexis Zgud. She brings more than 11 years of experience in communications, marketing and public relations to First Five Nebraska's Communications team.
Streamlining reporting for child care licensing offers many benefits
The current method used to verify qualifications of Nebraska early childhood educators in licensed programs is unnecessarily cumbersome, and a system already in use provides a simple solution.
Nebraska Early Childhood Policy Leadership Academy kicks off in January 2019
The Nebraska Early Childhood Policy Leadership Academy will debut in January 2019. The non-partisan project will help citizens learn about the importance of children's earliest experiences and develop skills to engage community leaders, lawmakers and major influencers on early care and learning issues.
Read for the Record Day is October 25
Read for the Record is an annual effort to read the same book on the same day across the country to spotlight the importance of high-quality early learning and the power of reading to impact learning. This year’s book is based on a true story and celebrates the magic that can happen when a community comes together to create something beautiful and bring about change.
My ‘why’
UNL's Children's Center is committed to providing quality care and education, and has reached the highest quality level in Nebraska Step Up to Quality. Here's why they embraced the challenge and what it means for the children in their care.