Tuesdays for Tots

Thanks for joining us every Tuesday in April, May and June to focus on our state’s young children, their families, and their educators!

Thank you for joining us for our 2020 Tuesdays for Tots campaign! We loved spending Tuesdays with you as we all worked together to navigate the COVID-19 crisis and do everything we can to support young children, their families, and their educators.

Advocating for policies to support children is critical both in times of crisis and otherwise. By making your voice heard and taking action, you can help make sure that we all come out stronger on the other side of this crisis.

All of our Tuesdays for Tots webinars and other materials can be found here, so please keep using these resources to help you be a big voice for babies!

Tuesday, June 30th – Tuesdays for Tots Webinar

12:00 – 1:00 pm
Join us for a recap of legislative action, an update on the latest in the Leandro case, and a look at what advocacy actions are needed as we look ahead to the next part of the legislative session.

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Tuesday, June 23rd – Take action for child care!

Take action for child care today! On Wednesday, June 24th at 10am, the NC House Health Committee will hear a presentation from advocates and providers on the status of child care during the COVID-19 crisis. Please call and email your legislators today to share with them how this crisis is affecting you. Policymakers need to hear from their constituents that child care is essential and that this issue is impacting the local communities that they represent.

Click here to download local data about child care shortages and ongoing closures.
Click here to download our Early Education COVID-19 Advocacy Toolkit for talking points, sample emails, phone scripts, contact information, and more.

Help us make some noise for child care during the Committee meeting by joining us for a #FundChildCare #ChildCareIsEssential Twitter storm on Wednesday, June 24th from 10:00-11:00am! Click here to download sample tweets and graphics.

Tuesday, June 16th – Tuesdays for Tots Webinar

2:00 – 3:00 pm
Join us for a closer look at the State of Babies Yearbook: 2020 to see how babies and families in North Carolina are doing, plus the latest updates on legislative and advocacy action related to early childhood issues and COVID-19.

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Tuesday, June 9th – Early Education Telephone Town Hall and ZERO TO THREE State of Babies Yearbook: 2020 Release Event

Early Education Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, June 9th at 6:30pm – learn more and RSVP now

RSVP to attend the virtual release of ZERO TO THREE’s State of Babies Yearbook: 2020 on June 11th

Tuesday, June 2nd – Tuesdays for Tots Webinar and New Advocacy Toolkit

Webinar: It’s Time to Take Action!
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Download our new Early Education COVID-19 Advocacy Toolkit
Make a Commitment to Take Action for Early Education!

Tuesday, May 19th – Take action for early education

Take Action Now: Ask North Carolina’s U.S. Senators to Provide Significant Child Care Relief in the next COVID-19 Package

Tuesday, May 12th – Tuesdays for Tots Webinar

2:00-3:00pm
How COVID-19 is Impacting Babies and Their Families
Featuring: Jennifer Jennings-Shaffer (ZERO TO THREE) and members of the Think Babies™ NC Alliance – Sharon Hirsch (Prevent Child Abuse NC), Sharon Loza (NC DHHS, NC Infant and Young Child Mental Health Association), and Theresa Roedersheimer (NC DHHS)
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Tuesday, May 5th – Tuesdays for Tots Webinar

2:00-3:00pm
Legislative Recap and COVID-19 Updates (featuring the Coalition lobbying team)
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Tuesday, April 28th – Time to Take Action

Take action to support the Child Abuse Prevention Month 2020 Digital Advocacy Day!

Tuesday, April 21st – Tuesdays for Tots Webinar

2:00-3:00pm
Making Kids Count in the 2020 Census (featuring Whitney Tucker, NC Child, and Cassandra Brooks, Little Believers Academy)
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Tuesday, April 14th – Tuesdays for Tots Webinar

2:00-3:00pm
How to be an Effective Advocate for Young Children and How to Work with State Legislators (featuring the Coalition lobbying team)
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Tuesday, April 7th – Twitter Storm and Petition

Join our #TuesdaysForTots #ThinkBabiesNC Twitter storm from 2:00-3:00pm to share why you think it’s important to make young children a priority during the COVID-19 crisis and once it is over. Click here for sample social media messages