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Purpose of Summit: To leverage the newly-created Early Childhood Business Council, the Summit will bring together business and other community leaders in partnership with early childhood education professionals to create diverse strategies to solve the child care crisis. Invitees will include professionals representing the area’s 400+ early childhood (childcare) programs, along with sector leaders from the health, education, media, philanthropy, government, and social services sectors. Format: The Summit will bring delegates representing traditional child care providers and new partners to…

THE FAMILY FRIENDLY CITY SUMMIT Focusing on Early Childhood Solutions for Businesses The Summit is convening early childhood providers on a Saturday to provide the greatest opportunity for engagement. The Saturday meeting follows a meeting two days prior on Thursday when more businesses could engage. The Saturday meeting will provide an opportunity for early childhood providers to review the ideas that came out of Thursday’s meeting and add your own. You will be asked to lend your expertise to explore…