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Press Release – ABCD’s response to the COVID-19 crisis

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2020 CONTACT:  Cherrelle Norris  617.455.7212 cherrelle.norris@bostonabcd.org ABCD LIMITS SERVICES AND TEMPORARILY CLOSES CENTERS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 ABCD CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) CRISIS (BOSTON, MA) – During the escalating threat of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and the State of Emergency in Massachusetts, ABCD continues to fulfill our commitment…

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ABCD Head Start kicks off the new school year with summer Welcome Back Citywide

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In a room filled with excitement and anticipation for the start of another new school year, the ABCD Head Start & Children’s Services Summer Welcome Back Citywide event on August 14th successfully balanced business with pleasure. Among the business items covered at the large gathering at the Marriott Boston Copley Place hotel were a presentation on the program’s Five Year…

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Stricter background checks could ensnare thousands of child care workers

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Should someone convicted of assault for a schoolyard brawl decades ago be banned from working in child care? What if that person was charged but never convicted? A sea change in state and federal laws governing criminal background checks for child care workers, intended to improve safety in day care, could force out thousands who have a prior offense, even if they’ve…

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To Stem Tide Of Childcare Staff Turnover, Providers Try Increasing Benefits

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Keeping good employees is a challenge for any industry. But for childcare centers the struggle is particularly acute, with a roughly 30 percent turnover rate each year. In a field where institutional knowledge translates to better quality care, industry leaders are straining to find ways to keep their staff for longer than a few years….

Family Resource Center Prepares More than 300 Kids for School

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<a href="https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/boston-pilot-program-syncs-job-training-with-childcare"target="_blank">Job Training Synced With Childcare Gets Boston Mothers Into New Careers</a>

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<a href="https://abcdinsightblog.wordpress.com/"target="_blank">ABCD Insight – February 2018</a>

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZWGJymvjnY&feature=youtu.be"target=_blank">Head Start Center Open in Mattapan

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<a href="https://abcdinsightblog.wordpress.com/"target="_blank">ABCD Insight Fall/Winter 2017</a>

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HUNDREDS OF ABCD HEAD START CHILDREN CELEBRATE ON BOSTON COMMON

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORY HUNDREDS OF ABCD HEAD START CHILDREN CELEBRATE ON BOSTON COMMON WHAT: An estimated 2,500 children (ages 3 to 5 years-old) gather to celebrate the end of the year andstart of summer with field day activities and a resource fair for Head Start families, friends and supporters.     WHERE: Around the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common     WHEN: Friday, June 2, 10 a.m. to NOON…

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