Newsletter: June 16

Jun 16

Written By Common Ground

Hello Common Ground!

I know we say this every week, but THIS WEEK really feels like summer! Here’s what we’ve got for you:

Morning Hours are working like a charm! If you want to sign up, you can do so here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f4faca723abff2-morning
Our CAMPERS are having a BLAST, mostly at the pool: https://www.commongroundchildcare.org/blog-1/2021/6/16/we-love-to-swim
We need VOLUNTEERS to sign up for Laundry - and yes, you can sign up for another class if you really want to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f4faca723abff2-laundry

We also have a PARTY PLANNED for FRIDAY!

That’s right, it’s time to celebrate with Common Ground! This Friday we have Kona Ice coming to treat the kids at 3:30, Casa de Avila Tacos coming with dinner to purchase from 4:30-6:30, and our NEW playground and blacktop will be open for families to come and hang out after you pick up your kids. The center will still close at 5:30pm, but a bunch of us will hang out until the party is over!

Advocacy Update:

Common Ground was the FIRST BUSINESS in Northern Virginia to apply for and receive the “Return to Earn Grant” announced last week by the Governor! This means that ALL of our new summer employees will receive a bonus for starting with us!

We haven’t forgotten about our full time employee though! They all received, and are so thankful for, an end of the school year bonus last week! Your gifts, plus a 1.5x match from Common Ground made those possible! But in order to make sure that our teachers are rewarded continuously, Common Ground will be participating in the practice years of the PGD-B5 grant which awards teachers $1500 directly!

Last week, I (Miss Liz) participated in a round table with Congressman Gerry Connolly about the state of the childcare industry. Congressman Connolly is an incredible ally, supporting the Child Care for Working Families Act in congress in 2019, and supporting funding child care as infrastructure this year! You can read his newsletter where our roundtable is featured here: https://connolly.house.gov/news/email/show.aspx?ID=CSYWWZIF7YGGM