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#AZFTF CEO Melinda Morrison Gulick moderated a panel of speakers at the 's Chamber Policy Series. The event, How Child Care and Early Development Shape Arizona’s Workforce, brought together child care and early development experts to provide insight into the child care challenges in Arizona. The panel also highlights the connection between post-secondary attainment and early learning and how that contributes to Arizona’s future workforce.Families need accessible, affordable child care to be able to go to work. Stephanie Itelman, a representative from EPIC, Executives Partnering to Invest in Children, a Colorado-based organization, shared how they are working directly with employers in Colorado to find solutions to the child care crisis. “We are helping in bridging the child care world and the business world because they often speak different languages,” Itelman said. The business community plays a vital role in addressing the child care crisis at a large and small scale.
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Stephanie Itelman
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Thanks so much for inviting me to participate on the panel! I look forward to future opportunities in Arizona to engage employers and communities in this critical work.
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