Child Care Matters: Community Conversation

On Thursday, February 2, the Green County Child Care Network (GCCCN) and Child Care Matters presented the first Community Conversation for Change in New Glarus at the Growing Tree. Future presentations will occur in the other Green County communities, so watch for those announcements!
Presenters were Brooke Skidmore and Corrine Hendrickson, who spoke about the current underinvestment in the education and care of our youngest children and its impact on our communities and economy. Interweaving young children's mental health and quality relationships with a caregiver act as a buffer to adverse childhood experiences, and allow children to develop resilience and increase their future ability to succeed. One parent attendee had this reaction, ^I see students that are now in sixth