{"id":23177,"date":"2019-05-24T17:52:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T17:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ftf\/?post_type=family-stories&p=23177"},"modified":"2019-07-01T22:35:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T22:35:26","slug":"bill-berk-is-the-2019-pima-north-region-champion","status":"publish","type":"family-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/es\/region-stories\/bill-berk-is-the-2019-pima-north-region-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Berk is the 2019 Pima North Region Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bill Berk<\/span> has been selected as the 201<\/span>9<\/span> First Things First <\/span>Pima North <\/span>Region <\/span><\/a>Champion for Young Children. <\/span><\/p>\n

The award is given to local champions who actively volunteer their time to raise public awareness of the importance of early childhood development and health. Champions spend a significant amount of time volunteering with FTF and building public awareness about the importance of early childhood issues. <\/span><\/p>\n

This past year, <\/span>Berk and his team at Outer Li<\/span>mits, invited members of the public, <\/span>including first responders, business leaders, and policy makers<\/span>, to <\/span>see <\/span>first-hand <\/span>what high-quality child care looks like. <\/span>Berk<\/span> shared facts about the positive impacts of quality early learning opportunities on a person\u2019s long<\/span>–<\/span>term success and health. <\/span>Berk<\/span> also participated as a topic expert on panels and in media interviews throughout the year representing a child<\/span> <\/span>care provider\u2019s perspective in discussions about the importance of early childhood health and educat<\/span>ion. <\/span><\/p>\n

We recently caught up with <\/span>Berk<\/span>, who<\/span> is the owner\/director of Outer Limits School, a 5-<\/span>star Quality First center<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Question: Why do you feel <\/span>e<\/span>arly <\/span>c<\/span>hildho<\/span>od development and health is <\/span>important? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer<\/span>: <\/span>Fortunately, it is not about what I feel. One of the best parts about early childhood development is that research guides our practice. We know how children learn best. We know how interactions shape development. We know what types of family support make a difference. Our job is to ensure our practices align with research. One might think that since we know what makes a difference that our jobs might be easy. If only this was true!<\/span><\/p>\n

Q<\/span>uestion<\/span>: How do you suggest other people in your community get involved? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A<\/span>nswer<\/span>:<\/span> <\/span>Vote. Don\u2019t allow politicians and policy makers to continue putting the needs of the early childhood community last. Our policies continue to be backward.\u00a0 While research suggests the greatest investment should be made in the early years, local, state and national budgets do not show much, if any, investment in early childhood. Encourage elected officials to take perceived risks. We know investing in early childhood is not risky. We must work to convince our community of this fact. We all can find our way of making a difference but it is through electing early childhood advocates that we will see community-wide change for the better.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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