ECE Advocacy & Press
March 5, 2025 | Interview with Seedlings to Sunflowers’ Program Director, Charlotte Jacobs
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March 4, 2025 | Interview with Seedlings to Sunflowers’ Program Director, Charlotte Jacobs and Early Childhood Educator, Kaylie Mcphee
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March 4, 2025 | Charlotte Jacobs, program director at Seedlings to Sunflowers, a child care center in Gorham, was among hundreds who turned out at the State House to voice their opposition. She says the proposed cuts will have long-term effects on centers like hers | Interview with Seedlings to Sunflowers’ Program Director, Charlotte Jacobs
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News Center Maine: What a Department of Education shutdown could mean for local programs and funding
February 18, 2025 | Some early learning programs, like Seedlings to Sunflowers’ public pre-K program in Gorham, are directly funded by the federal government | Interview with Seedlings to Sunflowers’ Program Director, Charlotte Jacobs
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November 19, 2024 | The program aims to help Mainers who want to start their own childcare business | Interview with Seedlings to Sunflowers’ Executive Director, Meghann Carrasco
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August 2, 20224 | Maine pays child care professionals monthly stipends based on their experience and education. The state decreased the amounts in order to pay all eligible educators | Interview with Seedlings to Sunflowers’ Executive Director, Meghann Carrasco
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May 27, 2024 | But industry leaders and experts say much work still remains to stabilize the industry | Interview with Seedlings to Sunflowers’ Executive Director, Meghann Carrasco
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