2 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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3 | 9 | | join Texans across the state in recognizing May 9, 2025, as |
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4 | 10 | | Provider Appreciation Day; and |
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5 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Provider Appreciation Day is a nationally |
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6 | 12 | | celebrated annual event to advocate family child care as a |
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7 | 13 | | valuable investment in our children's future and as an |
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8 | 14 | | opportunity for quality early childhood education; and |
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9 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Professionals who provide family child care play |
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10 | 16 | | an important role in cultivating, supporting, and educating |
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11 | 17 | | young children in a warm, loving, and culturally competent |
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12 | 18 | | environment; and |
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13 | 19 | | WHEREAS, These dedicated providers fulfill a vital role by |
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14 | 20 | | ensuring the safety and well-being of children in various |
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15 | 21 | | settings including day-care facilities, schools, and homes to |
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16 | 22 | | allow working parents and families access to the level of care |
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17 | 23 | | needed to prepare their children for future success; and |
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18 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Texas child-care providers are working with the |
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19 | 25 | | National Association for Family Child Care and other |
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20 | 26 | | organizations statewide to enhance the quality and availability |
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21 | 27 | | of such services; and |
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22 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Provider Appreciation Day is truly a fitting |
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23 | 29 | | occasion to call attention to the importance of quality |
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24 | 30 | | child-care services for all children and families in our |
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25 | 31 | | communities and to recognize family child care providers, |
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26 | 32 | | teachers, and educators for their efforts in caring for the |
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27 | 33 | | children of working parents and providing them with quality early |
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28 | 34 | | childhood experiences; now, therefore, be it |
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29 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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30 | 36 | | Legislature, hereby commend the state's family child care |
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31 | 37 | | providers on their exemplary contributions to their communities |
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32 | 38 | | and extend to all best wishes for a rewarding and memorable |
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33 | 39 | | Provider Appreciation Day celebration; and, be it further |
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34 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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35 | 41 | | honor of this special occasion. |
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