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This video is so important and gets the message across so anyone can understand how important early childhood education and child care are to the well-being of our nation. This should be shown on national T.V. and to our political candidates!

An excellent video that expresses its message on quality early childhood education without being "preachy". I would love to see communities across the US do something similar.

The video was humerous, but it is something to consider that and will happen if there was no childcare. It not only effects the childcare staff, it effects the community. To see this actually happen would be a nightmare. The State and Federal should really consider not cutting budget for childcare because most parents can't afford it without help. I lose children when parents subsidize get terminated due to budget cuts where they are placed on months of waiting lists just to wait in line to receive funding. Sometimes im forced to give discounts because fees are not affordable while parents wait for funding and most of the time child care information services do not contact clients whene funding is available.

Really well done!! Loved the use of humor! Thank you to the talented folks in Humoldt.

In 11 minutes, the messages about the importance of quality Early Learning & Education, aka childcare, are pinpointed. While done in a humerous way, it is not funny. It is a key factor in economics, education, and human capital. While all the "problems" of the world or the US would not be solved if we have high quality, affordable, and aligned early learning & education, it would make a significant difference in how money is spent and priorities set.

I really great advocacy tool.

John Naegele, EHS/HS Director
President-elect Washington AEYC

I really appreciate this video and the way the message is offered!

Since our short-sighted governor and legislature just cut Head Start and voucher funding, it is so important that they really think about what happens without quality early childhood programs. They keep saying that more jobs are essential but fail to realize the supports that need to go with them.
This is so frustrating but as advocates, we keep sending the reminder messages. Thanks for the efforts of those who made this film and make it available to all of us.

An excellent way to get the message across about the broad impact child care has on everyone else, as well as the children.

Excellent presentation of a very important topic. I thought the use of comedy on a serious subject worked well to get the point across. Jon Stewart should air this on "The Daily Show".

The video was awesome and well done with lots of facts and done with humor. Every politician should see it. Thank You Humbolt County for producing this video. I hope it has great results.

This video was well made and should be shared federally and in every state and city. Child Care is a very important service to provide and we do it because we love the children and help the parents to prepare them for the future!

It is very odd that people do not understand how this service impacts other key services in our community. The portrayal of gentleman waiting in the ER for attention with a nail in his head was delivered in comedic fashion but what if that really happened? Many parents may not have a good friend or relative that can keep their child or children.

Child Care is vital!

Great video, Must see by the legislative body to understand how important early care is , not just the care but also the quality of care. Let us learn to respect the day care providers who work tirelessly giving their all ,for low wages and not so great work conditions.
Hopefully the govt can come up with incentives for small daycares who struggle to make ends meet and programs for day care staff like affordable health care etc.

Good video. Informative and everyone needs to think beyond just their small area and look at the big picture. We are forming the future of America.

Enjoyed the content though it seemed polarized in its delivery. It lacked one of the key components of high quality care, diversity. One african american, and a one child care environment is not inclusive this might represent the county but it falls short of the state and the nation. It was good but with more intentionality it could have been outstanding.

I thought the concept was well presented, perhaps too "stagey," but effective in its impact. The little vignettes of people who were affected were telling, but the humor may have diluted the urgency. I wonder how one could use it and get some feedback on what viewers thought and what, if any, action they would or did take.

I think that video was superb! I wish that something like that would be produced in B.C. and or Canada for wide release. I appreciated the humour with the serious message. I think that many people do not feel that the childcare crisis relates to them in any way and so have no intention of supporting any sort of government funding or support. This short video shows the true trickle down effect that the lack of childcare would represent. I am an early childhood educator and have been for over 30 years. Within 5 years of completing college there was only about 5 people in my class that were still in the field (due to low wages), now there is no one from my class still in the field. I don't blame them, 30 years of barely making ends meet, knowing you will never have enough retirement savings to survive, taking care of other peoples children because you can't afford to stay home and take care of your own, never being able to afford to go away on vacation.....I work in child care because I love my profession and know that I provide an invaluable service, not because I ever thought I would make any money.

an excellent video - the salient points anchored deeply! video should be shown worldwide as childcare matters are in the lower rung on importance in all nations.

The video was refreshing, and presented ideas that one seldom thinks about when everything works.

Very thought-provoking and certainly gets the point across without sounding 'preachy."

Incredible message about the dilemmas that are faced everyday not only by childcare staff, but employers and families as well. Agree with previous comments about getting this message to others, especially lawmakers and public policy advocates.

Thank you for sharing this message, I plan on sharing ALL OVER THIS COUNTY!

This video is so powerful that it should be a commercial on T.V. for the world to see the ripple affect not having childcare can cause.

Thanks, I will use this in my class to provoke discussion.

Brilliant depiction of CCC: carefully crafted conundrum. Wow! and Thanks! for the inspired presentation. . . lots of layers, here.

Loved the video! It needs to go viral!

Loved it! It was funny but hit the nail on the head (sorry nailguy in emergency room)
I agree that they shoul include childcare as education so it will be our number one priority!
I been in child care for 24 years first as a family provider then centers as everything from infants to schoolage and management. I know how frustrating the money issue is for providers and parents. They can't afford to pay more but we can't afford to work for so little!
People with BA's are working for 12.00 an hour and trying to pay student loans. I finally want into training fulltime so I could earn more.

Here is the link to the video on Youtube. You can just copy and paste it into an email and send it to anyone you want.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGpEXKgU20A


Although there are Humboldt County specific references in our video, you can tell people to think of it as anytown USA as we know this issue is clearly not unique to our county.

Excellent video, really makes an effective case for how important it is for business to begin to invest in child care along with government, and to eliminate budget cuts to
child care services.

I think they just have childcare in the wrong category. Education is already number one as it should be they just to need recognise childcare is education.

I loved this video! I used to live in Northern CA, and "3-C" was already starting to happen. I wish everyone could understand why child care is so important. I worry about what will happen down the road....not only to our jobs, but to the parents who lose providers, and then lose jobs, and to those children affected.
I wish I was computer savvy enough to post this link!

GREAT VIDEO. Thanks to those who made and are willing to share it. Wonderful tongue in cheek humor and visuals. Loved the reporter sitting in the child's chair petting the rabbit. Priceless!

"3C", that is so true. Here we have normally in a one year time 3-4 home providers close down because they don't make enough money. A lot of people do child care because they only do it for the money. I do child care because I love my job. It is so true, we make no money, but if we try to improve there is no support to help. I stay open more days then not, because my clients need me.
"3C" could happen, I had someone stop by that is running for office in some political position, and didn't have the time to listen to the needs of child care. I guess he didn't want my vote, and then I wondered who took care of his children.
This was a great video,

Great Video!!! Couldn't 20/20 show this one???

Nice job! Yet another reason why every enrollment counts. Every legislator should watch this. Kudos to Humbolt County!

This video clip was awesome and right on the mark. Every legislator as well as the president should view this video. My teachers work so hard and can barely afford to live on their salary. Not to mention the burden the state puts on us to prove we are a quality center - involving both money and time. Most days I feel that we are subsidizing child care. Voucher money has dried up so our enrollment is down which means cutting staff hours or jobs. We are in this field because we love children and understand the value of a quality early childhood education. The children we teach today are the citizens of the future. They deserve the best.

This was great. The information was spot on and the humor made it fun to watch.

Very informative!

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I really hope that someone sent this to the Capitol...they are voting on the massive cuts to Child Care subsidies as we speak...kudos to Humboldt County Local Child Care Planning Council for doing this!

This was wonderful! Jodi, thanks for mentioning the You Tube sights. I'm going to try to post this on Facebook. tonight. This needs to go viral! I've worked in advocacy organizations trying to get this message out for years. This is a great piece. Thank you Humbolt county!

Well done! This entertaining video communicates well!

Many laugh out loud moments, but so totally accurate.
Illinois is experiencing the same issues in regards to our state budget.

I loved this video--great message presented in an engaging way. We are thinking about doing something like this locally. It's a great way to get the general public and elected officials to think about the importance of child care in our society. Thanks for sharing it!

Very enjoyable! Even though this video takes a more light hearted look at a heavy hearted issue, the message of adovacy is well articulated. The power for change comes from sharing perspectives with others that help them quickly and easily understand the ways decision making can affect 'them'. I like the way the video tells it like it is - without quality childcare there are immediate and long range consequences. The humor is respectful and impactful, and holds the viewer's attention. Thank you Humboldt County!

We are so pleased that you chose to post this video. I see that you are linking to Access Humboldt's site. This video is also available on Youtube along with a shorter 30 second spot. We want people to send the message far and wide, we want decision makers, business leaders, parents well, everyone to see it. To see it on Youtube just search for A Day Without Childcare and both the long and short version will be listed. Thanks to everyone who continues to advocate for child care!

So well done and great acting! Fun to see too - the beginning though seemed to just be like anything we rely on for service that is suddenly taken away from us---an inconvenience and a problem to be faced and remedied. So in a way the point was not really stressed as any different than a bus line being taken away or a store we always go to being shut down. Later when the teacher spoke about the value of child care for children-that rocked! Loved seeing teachers of all ages too with the children. The activities and experiences filmed were great advertisement for what children DO learn in centers too! Great PR job!

I thought this was an excellent video. Even tho it was humorous to some degree it will make people really stop and think about what the impact would be if there was no child care in a particular area. Hopefully it will also help staff to feel that their job is a much needed profession.

I LOVE this video and plan to send it to everyone I know. Thank you Humboldt County for sharing this. Will the County allow other local Child Care Coalitions to adapt it to their own data? It provides a powerful voice.

Great video to send to the legislative body to make them understand the importance of child care. Quality programs are very costly. Wish Govt will support them with providing incentives, like low rent , low interest loans etc.
It was evident from the video that the system broke down because of non availability of child care. This is so true.How many depend on child care programs , and yet not many speak and stand up for the day care staff who tirelessly give their all for poor wages and work conditions.(It is a vicious circle ,parents cannot pay for the real cost of care, the Daycares cannot pay good wages and staff leave for better pay elsewhere.)
The Public schools gets so much , why can't early care be given a small portion?
State govts should put incentives and provide for low cost health benefits and other such low cost programs for these workers.After all, Child Care programs makes it possible for American's to go to work!

We have such important roles in the lives of children, in families, and in society. We work hard at very hard work. This is a great way to help our society understand how important it is for families to have access to quality care.

This is an excellent video, with great advocacy material! I wish that I could share it with everyone in our community and state that needs to hear it. I did share it with my boss and the VP of our department.

We loose too many young women who are talented and educated and cannot afford to stay/ I have a young teacher who is working on her masters and would love to stay in the early education field, as she feels this is where she can make the greatest difference in the lives of children, however she is now going for a teaching credential because she doesn't want to be thirty and still living at home. It is almost impossible to find really well qualified men who will work in our field. Our school is a private non-profit and we do pay competitively for our area which means we do give medical benefits but our staff no matter how well educated or how long they have been with us cannot now make over $18 an hour.

It's a great advocacy material touch my heart and will be able to touch any viewer, policy makers and so on. Child care is essential in my country context too. So, your video makes me conscious again to do some thing for my nations too. Thank you all concern with this production.

Excellent video, it makes a strong cases for the universal need for quality child care everywhere.

What a great (and humorous) way to get the message across to others that are not necessarily in the Early Childhood Education field. Nice job!

Great video!!

Bravo! Well done! I have heard these same issues repeated many times in speeches, advocacy rallies, posted on the internet, discussed in training and in flyers. This, however, was far more effective. Humorous sarcasm, tastefully done, often has a greater impact than a hundred speeches and a million flyers. This is the kind of information that adults remember. My hat is off to those involved in creating this video. Sincerely, Pat Creighton, Early Education Coordinator, Buncombe County

Loved it. Need to share this far and wide.

Great video that can easily be adapted. It explains the issues in layman's terms while at the same time demonstrating the wide reaching impact of child care on society. Love the humorous approach.

Wow - what a super video. Boy, if we (meaning I) could boost our reports to the same entertainment value, I'm thinking we wouldn't even have an issue up here in Canada! Way to go telling the economic story so well and with such humour. Once we gain their attention, then we can knock 'em dead with the also-very-real matters of incredible early childhood pedagogy!!

This is a very creative video---funny, but down to earth reasons why child care is important in our today world---not only child care, but quality child care. Short and simple and gets the point across! Great video!

This was a very entertaining and informative, thought-provoking video. Although it was aimed at changing legislature, I work with an au pair agency and could not help but feel the need to mention the au pair program as a viable alternative to child care centers. Au pairs provide quality live in childcare that is affordable. Parents can count on constant childcare in their home, provided by young, energetic, educated individuals, and the cost works out to about $8 per hour for 45 hours of childcare per week. Au pairs come from around the world so they provide valuable cultural exchange for families as well. Parents do not need to miss work because their children are ill or the daycare center cannot take them. Au pairs with Au Pair Care also receive excellent childcare and safety training when they arrive in the US and are certified in CPR. The au pair program is designated by the US Department of State, Families who choose to have an au pair join their family can rest assured their children will have reliable, quality childcare.

Wonderful video - I will now send the link to all my legislators in Massachusetts.

This could be a reality for the world,it is sad that so many people from all walks of life need this service.It is by far one of the hardest jobs but least appreciated until it is gone,some have already closed their doors.The video was muffled and sometimes I couldn't understand but I get it.

An excellent video portraying how the community depends on quality childcare. Done in a humorous manner so one watches to the end. Even those without children should watch this one and realize that for a successful economy everyone has to support funding for Early Childhood Education.

This video should be seen by legislators across the country. The old adage, "How are the children?", comes to mind. Our children are not being properly addressed.

Great video! How do we get it into every hand that makes decisions on funding quality child care?

I like that the video emphasizes the importance of child care in terms of social and emotional development and doesn't exclusively focus on getting ready for school and academics. It's also important that it states over and over again that it's QUALITY child care that children need. Moments before opening this Exchange ED email, I read an article from Australia about EC professionals leaving the field because of low wages and poor conditions. It was a strong persuasive article but there were many nasty comments--mostly of the type that women should stay home and why should "we" pay higher taxes for "them." I think this video also illustrates that this is a societal issue...that we're all better off when our children are well cared for. Thanks for sharing!

An engaging, humorous spin on a very serious subject. If only every state and federal financial decision maker could take a look.

Great, humorous and informative clip. I'm going to send it on to my teachers. Thanks!

Very well done! An entertaining way to present information about a serious subject.

This is an important issue in Pennsylvania also and I am sure other states will be impacted as well. This was a very powerful clip and I hope there is a way for every state legislator and all policy makers to view this and realize the importance of high quality child care. Hopefully this well educate them and allow them to make better decisions and make early education a top priority.

This is an excellent way to showcase the need for quality childcare to all citizens without inflamatory language or fault-finding. A picture is worth a thousand words. A video must be worth a million!

This is an excellent way to showcase the need for quality childcare to all citizens without inflamatory language or fault-finding. A picture is worth a thousand words. A video must be worth a million!

Wonderful! As a teacher, director, instructor for all state required child care classes and advocate, I have
repeatedly asked colleagues, parents, and students to stop, think of the consequences, if we chose not to work for a day, week, or month. Economy, as we know it would come to a standstill. We need to shout from every rooftop in the world that: "We (ECE) have THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB (vocation) in the WORLD! We are building the foundation of each and every child in our lives. The basement or foundation of any type of building or edifice is critical to its' usefulness and longevity.....the same could be said for humans. This video is a fun, informative method of planting the seed to meaningful conversations among people from all walks of life.

Absolute truth. Many people do not realize how vital child care is to our economy. How do we forward this video to our senators, representatives and the governor. The quality of care in our state has increased because of the Pa Keystone STARS program, so keeping that funding source is extremely important in maintaining quality care in our state.

Very well done. I have worked in the Child Care business for 30 years and I still think people don't realize how important our role is to the economy.

There is the wake up call!! So many people think child care has nothing to do with them, but surprise! Wish this ran on 60 min. oe a show like that for all to see.

A fun way to look at a serious subject--I liked the way they included the people who thought it should not affect them--but it affects everyone. Something needs to be done to make childcare more affordable for families. I run a private, non-profit childcare center and do everything I can to cut costs and we still cannot make ends meet. The staff do not work here because they are making a high wage, but because they believe in what they do. This is not babysitting--it is early child education.