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Early Childhood News

5/23/19

Bank of the Valley equips schools with money, Columbus Telegram          

5/21/19

Bill allowing teachers to use 'reasonable physical contact' on students headed to floor, Omaha World-Herald         

4/30/19

Norfolk joins foundation to bolster local childcare, early childhood education, Norfolk Daily News         

4/25/19

Fund will give more than half a million to help working families afford quality child care, Lincoln Journal-Star         

4/24/19

Scott Frost returns 'home' to Wood River for tailgate party Tuesday night, Kearney Hub 

4/23/19

Residential child care background checks advance, Unicameral Update     

4/23/19

Coach Frost visits hometown for first time in decades, KSNB Local 4, Hastings

4/20/19

Nebraska wins grant award for early childhood education, Nebraska City News-Press

4/18/19

Mike Flood: Grit, tenacity and imagination needed to revitalize rural Nebraska, Grand Island Independent

4/17/19

Schools, communities partner to address early childhood needs in partnership with Buffett Early Childhood Institute, Scottsbluff Star-Herald         

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Media Contact

Michael Medwick
mmedwick@firstfivenebraska.org
(402) 261-9671, ext. 105

First Five Nebraska
Cornhusker Office Plaza
301 South 13th Street, Suite 600
Lincoln, NE 68508

E-Newsletters

April 2019

What's Inside:

  • Govenor signs bill to streamline chlid care licensing
  • Update on early childhood bills in the Legislature 
  • Nebraska wins competitive Pritzker grant to expand quality services for infants and toddlers

March 2019

What's Inside:

  • Closer look at early childhood bills moving through the Legislature
  • Our Policy Leadership Academy members visit their senators at the Capitol
  • Recovery grants offered for child care providers impacted by the recent blizzard and/or flooding in Nebraska 

January/February 2019

What's Inside:

  • First Five Nebraska testifies on legislative bills affecting early childhood
  • Read our bill testimonies and briefs
  • Our Early Childhood Policy Leadership Academy launches to train civic leaders to engage policymakers and other influencers 
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