Local View: Protecting children means investing in early childhood educators

Local View: Protecting children means investing in early childhood educators

When parents drop their children off each morning, whether at an in-home child care program or an early childhood education center, they place enormous trust in the adults who care for them. They trust their children will be loved, cared for, and, most importantly, safe. When a story emerges about a child being harmed in a care setting, the reaction is immediate and deeply emotional. Parents and providers ask the same question: How could this ha…