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Hope, wrote Emily Dickinson, is the thing with feathers. To which we would add glitter, glue, googly eyes and the whole arts and crafts drawer. We asked early childhood leaders and friends about their hopes for 2023. Here are their responses.

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鈥淢y hope for 2023 is to bring all the deep reflection and insights from the pandemic forward into living a life that is more intentional,听and appreciating all that we can do now that we couldn’t do during the pandemic.鈥�

鈥擳iffany Shlain, artist, author and filmmaker

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鈥淭here are certainly tremendous challenges confronting the field of education these days, but I believe that the pressure of these issues is pushing all of us toward increased collaboration. This is the only path forward 鈥� and I am profoundly hopeful because it is happening. Using all of First Book鈥檚 educator-driven models, we鈥檙e able to advocate for and deliver the critical books and resources that educators need to do their jobs and further equal access to quality education.鈥�

鈥擪yle Zimmer, president and CEO of First Book

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“I am hopeful for a continued acknowledgement of the value of the early education workforce that results in their increased wages and benefits. I am also hopeful for sustained investments in the early education workforce that go beyond the important, but limited, short-term wage increases some have experienced since the start of the pandemic.”

鈥擮la Friday, director of Early Educator Investment Collaborative

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鈥�2023 is a year for two 鈥榤ust-dos鈥� in the early learning arena. Must-do No. 1 is to make sure that investing in quality child care, preschool, family leave and preventive health re-surface as top priorities for policymakers. The U.S. has fallen down on these commitments compared to all of our economic competitors. Must-do No. 2 is to accelerate innovation in the field, especially around the use of tech and media that can now effectively connect and enhance learning at home, in communities and schools.鈥�

鈥擬ichael H. Levine, senior vice president of learning and impact at Noggin

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鈥淚 have two hopes for 2023: one, that young children get the support and skills they need to thrive in school, and two, that we can better support and elevate early childhood educators so they feel valued and rewarded for the incredible work they do.鈥�

鈥擬egan McClelland, Hallie Ford Director for the Center for Healthy Children and Families at Oregon State University

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“There is a growing awareness that attainable property ownership (or lack thereof) affects community stability and growth鈥攁nd that children see and feel these factors. After hearing , Sen. Jeff Merkley [of Oregon] recently introduced legislation meant to restrict the number of homes that corporations can own. It’s not going to solve the issue of predatory speculation, but it’s a step in the right direction, and it gives me hope when people in positions of power listen, learn and act.”

鈥擬ajora Carter, real estate developer and author of

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鈥淚’m always astonished how capable our young learners are when we give them challenging but achievable tasks and activities. My hope for the future is that we begin to recognize that children’s enormous potential lays outside their socio-economic status, and that we see听补濒濒听children as highly able to achieve beyond our expectations.鈥�

鈥擲usan Neuman, professor of childhood and literacy education at New York University

鈥淲e must continue to prepare resources and curriculum,听both inside听the classroom and听through听media like Noggin, that will teach and reach the positive,听powerful forces within little children in the early years. Who they are and what they are to become are already in there,听and we must create the opportunities for that potential to develop.听We must listen and learn as they learn, in order to guide and provide the best environment for physical and mental well-being.听Education aids in this transformation!鈥�

鈥擠arryl 鈥淒MC鈥� McDaniels, rap legend and literacy champion

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鈥淓arly childhood education has a beautifully profound impact on children鈥檚 learning, both through high-quality classrooms and media programming like Noggin Knows! My hope for 2023 is that even more children will be able to gain access听to听our work. But, to be successful in nurturing all kids, we need to further support the early childhood workforce, so that the number of effective educators increases. Early childhood learning builds the future of a child. Through my work in educational media, I hope to help shape the futures of millions of children鈥檚 lives.鈥�

鈥擡mmanuel Carter, host of host

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“I feel听hopeful and motivated whenever I talk with our partners in the 鈥� providers around the country creating beautiful, inclusive early learning environments for our youngest community members and their families. These playful, joyful, equitable learning environments should be every child’s birthright, and I hope we are even bolder in 2023 as we build momentum toward this vision.”

鈥擡llen Roche, chief media & philanthropy officer for Trust for Learning

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鈥淎merica took a step to a return to decency and civility in 2022 with many of the midterm election results. My hope for 2023 is that we continue this march against the grain and celebrate leaders and citizens with the courage to set aside tribal political differences, get to know one another, respect one another and get things done together.鈥�

鈥擱ye Barcott, co-founder and CEO of With Honor

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“My hope for the new year is that people realize that some of the best education resources for their children are free.”

鈥擲al Khan, founder of Khan Academy

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鈥淚 am hopeful that we will listen to, learn from and depend on the wisdom of diverse leaders in the field of Early Childhood. I am hopeful that the impacts of climate change and technology on young children will grow in importance and cultural relevancy will be the centerpiece of discussions on quality.鈥�

鈥擫eah Austin, president and CEO of

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鈥淎s we look forward to 2023, I ask that you please remember the number 15. Multiple studies indicate that approximately 15% of the population has physical or cognitive special needs. If you do the math, the numbers of children and adults needing help are huge. Thus, the opportunities to assist fragile individuals among us are innumerable. My fervent hope for 2023 is that we continue to achieve success toward creating a movement that focuses on a more-inclusive world.鈥�

鈥擥ordon Hartman, founder of Morgan鈥檚 Wonderland

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鈥淢y hope for this year is that more people engage in caring for the needs of others in their own communities, that more people see each other as neighbors rather than strangers. I hope there will be an explosion of compassion in this country and that my work鈥攎y organization鈥檚 work 鈥� can be a bridge where people from across vast ideological divides can work together, ensuring that everyone in their communities is safe, sheltered and nourished.鈥�

鈥擫ynette Johnson, executive director at The Society of St. Andrew

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鈥淚 am so encouraged by the sea change in the way that policymakers, the media and families view the urgency of building and financing care systems that work for all of us, whether we work in the care professions, provide care to loved ones, or need care for ourselves or family members. I am hopeful that in the coming years we will build a powerful movement that will win transformative public investments in care for all with respect and equity.鈥�

鈥擜nna Shireen Wadia, executive director of Care for All with Respect and Equity Fund

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“My hope is that we broaden our appreciation for how intertwined our lives are with each other’s and stop seeing investments that advance racial, gender and economic equity as zero-sum, when they are, in fact, good for us all. All communities benefit when families are guaranteed access to quality听care provided by people with good jobs (including parents and other caregivers using paid leave to care for loved ones), because care fuels our economy.听Hopefully, more people will appreciate that a more prosperous and just world can and should go hand-in-hand.”

鈥擨ndivar Dutta-Gupta, president and executive director at the Center for Law and Social Policy

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