Inside Voices, Community Conversations: Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/inside-voices-community-conversations Host Georgia Goldburn, Co-founder of CERCLE Executive Director, Hope For New Haven © 2026 New Haven Independent 6d9d7c1f-af0c-53a3-8504-9874063a2bfe yes en Fri, 22 May 2026 13:11:01 -0400 Fri, 22 May 2026 13:11:21 -0400 https://img.transistorcdn.com/kJw2WB0h-_zWrWnVZK1GdXk4EKuYwCCzy1X5GAc50S4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85NWI0/MjdlOGZhYWE2YjRm/ZjQ3ZWRmMzUxOTU4/ODU0Yy5wbmc.jpg Inside Voices, Community Conversations: episodic New Haven Independent Host Georgia Goldburn, Co-founder of CERCLE Executive Director, Hope For New Haven Host Georgia Goldburn, Co-founder of CERCLE Executive Director, Hope For New Haven. early education WNHH RADIO No No “Historic or Hype Connecticut’s Child Care Moment” 26 26 “Historic or Hype Connecticut’s Child Care Moment” full 9ac2dbf4-7fab-449c-918a-60d265e50814 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b4d00f8f Connecticut lawmakers called this year’s child care legislation historic, promising expanded access, new funding, and long overdue investment in early childhood education leaving us to wonder will families and provider actually feel the impact.

On this episode of Inside Voices, we join Child Care for CT to break down this legislative session, what’s missing, and why child care has become one of Connecticut’s biggest economic and political issues,  From workforce shortages and affordability to universal child care and special education, we ask: is this a real turning point or just political messaging?

]]> Connecticut lawmakers called this year’s child care legislation historic, promising expanded access, new funding, and long overdue investment in early childhood education leaving us to wonder will families and provider actually feel the impact.

On this episode of Inside Voices, we join Child Care for CT to break down this legislative session, what’s missing, and why child care has become one of Connecticut’s biggest economic and political issues,  From workforce shortages and affordability to universal child care and special education, we ask: is this a real turning point or just political messaging?

]]> Mon, 11 May 2026 14:24:32 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3190 Connecticut lawmakers called this year’s child care legislation historic, promising expanded access, new funding, and long overdue investment in early childhood education leaving us to wonder will families and provider actually feel the impact.

On this episode of Inside Voices, we join Child Care for CT to break down this legislative session, what’s missing, and why child care has become one of Connecticut’s biggest economic and political issues,  From workforce shortages and affordability to universal child care and special education, we ask: is this a real turning point or just political messaging?

]]> early education No What Connecticut Families Need and What’s Getting in the Way 25 25 What Connecticut Families Need and What’s Getting in the Way full 19a89421-3caa-4200-b96b-1a89da192590 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fa66ac63 Connecticut families are struggling with rising child care costs, limited access, and gaps in early childhood support. We speak with Courtney Parkerson of The Connecticut Project and Cynthia Willner of CTData Collaborative about new RAPID survey data, and what it reveals about affordability, early development, and where policy is falling short.

]]> Connecticut families are struggling with rising child care costs, limited access, and gaps in early childhood support. We speak with Courtney Parkerson of The Connecticut Project and Cynthia Willner of CTData Collaborative about new RAPID survey data, and what it reveals about affordability, early development, and where policy is falling short.

]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:12:49 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3334 Connecticut families are struggling with rising child care costs, limited access, and gaps in early childhood support. We speak with Courtney Parkerson of The Connecticut Project and Cynthia Willner of CTData Collaborative about new RAPID survey data, and what it reveals about affordability, early development, and where policy is falling short.

]]> early education No Before the Labels: A Family’s Journey Advocating for Selah 24 24 Before the Labels: A Family’s Journey Advocating for Selah full 97c3adc4-a2f1-4c61-9fc0-284fa9f31af8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4d25f9cf Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:09:30 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3357 early education No Rosa DeLauro on CT Families, Child Care, and Federal Priorities 23 23 Rosa DeLauro on CT Families, Child Care, and Federal Priorities full 1bc89563-c46f-410c-930d-315d86e5270b https://share.transistor.fm/s/3f53e7a3 Child care costs are rising, family budgets are tightening, and decisions made in Washington are playing out in real time in households and classrooms across the country. In this exclusive conversation, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro examines the growing strain on families and the fight for more equitable access to care highlighting key investments like the Child Tax Credit, Early Start, Care 4 Kids, and support from the Connecticut Endowment, and what it will take for families in Connecticut and beyond to find stability in an increasingly uncertain economy.

]]> Child care costs are rising, family budgets are tightening, and decisions made in Washington are playing out in real time in households and classrooms across the country. In this exclusive conversation, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro examines the growing strain on families and the fight for more equitable access to care highlighting key investments like the Child Tax Credit, Early Start, Care 4 Kids, and support from the Connecticut Endowment, and what it will take for families in Connecticut and beyond to find stability in an increasingly uncertain economy.

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:44:40 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 2963 Child care costs are rising, family budgets are tightening, and decisions made in Washington are playing out in real time in households and classrooms across the country. In this exclusive conversation, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro examines the growing strain on families and the fight for more equitable access to care highlighting key investments like the Child Tax Credit, Early Start, Care 4 Kids, and support from the Connecticut Endowment, and what it will take for families in Connecticut and beyond to find stability in an increasingly uncertain economy.

]]> early education No Who Shapes Child Care? Sandra Dill Weighs In 22 22 Who Shapes Child Care? Sandra Dill Weighs In full c7f3c7f4-d870-4b3d-864a-12229e730cad https://share.transistor.fm/s/6970d8e6 What happens when the people who care for our youngest children help shape public policy?

Host Georgia Goldburn speaks with Sandra Dill, a New Haven family child care provider and policy advisor bringing lived experience into Connecticut’s early childhood education decisions. As the owner of Motherlyluv Too Family Child Care and a member of the state’s Early Childhood Education Endowment Advisory Board, Dill explains why stable funding matters, how home-based child care strengthens communities, and how collective advocacy through CERCLE Collab is shifting power toward the people doing the work at a moment when the future of early childhood education is on the line.

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Host Georgia Goldburn speaks with Sandra Dill, a New Haven family child care provider and policy advisor bringing lived experience into Connecticut’s early childhood education decisions. As the owner of Motherlyluv Too Family Child Care and a member of the state’s Early Childhood Education Endowment Advisory Board, Dill explains why stable funding matters, how home-based child care strengthens communities, and how collective advocacy through CERCLE Collab is shifting power toward the people doing the work at a moment when the future of early childhood education is on the line.

]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3657 What happens when the people who care for our youngest children help shape public policy?

Host Georgia Goldburn speaks with Sandra Dill, a New Haven family child care provider and policy advisor bringing lived experience into Connecticut’s early childhood education decisions. As the owner of Motherlyluv Too Family Child Care and a member of the state’s Early Childhood Education Endowment Advisory Board, Dill explains why stable funding matters, how home-based child care strengthens communities, and how collective advocacy through CERCLE Collab is shifting power toward the people doing the work at a moment when the future of early childhood education is on the line.

]]> early education No How Christian Community Action & Hope For New Haven Support Families 21 21 How Christian Community Action & Hope For New Haven Support Families full b9511d05-bb8f-47f8-9ce8-2a5bf097025f https://share.transistor.fm/s/ca80f3ae Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:22:48 -0500 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3325 early education No MLK Day Special 20 20 MLK Day Special full 43348958-6f5d-4817-a573-bf3e09791877 https://share.transistor.fm/s/38c21b41 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0500 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3382 early education No Fact From Fear in Child Care, Flu Season, Funding, and What Families Need to Know 19 19 Fact From Fear in Child Care, Flu Season, Funding, and What Families Need to Know full b4c9d9d1-e01b-42bd-beaa-5c27d02adf02 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1fb48876 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:11:08 -0500 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3511 early education No Andrene Cross 18 18 Andrene Cross full 2c8ed06f-c858-48c5-8068-89d7b5d2984f https://share.transistor.fm/s/91e78026 Becoming the Teacher She Needed: How the CERCLE FRAME Pathway Shaped Andrene Cross

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]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:07:35 -0500 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3492 Becoming the Teacher She Needed: How the CERCLE FRAME Pathway Shaped Andrene Cross

]]> early education No Protecting Kids in an Age of ICE Raids 17 17 Protecting Kids in an Age of ICE Raids full dc504f31-d4e8-4846-9fb8-49dd03a70a93 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fabc889e The real story of immigration enforcement isn’t in the numbers or the politics, but lies in the human cost paid by children, caregivers, and families when ICE shows up without warning.  In this episode of Inside Voices, we sit down with ACLU of Connecticut’s Legal Director Dan Barrett to address how immigration enforcement is reshaping daily life for families in child care programs, schools, and local workplaces. We look at the state’s new guidance, the recent cases shaking Connecticut and Chicago, and the terrifying first 48 hours after a detention when kids are left waiting, parents scramble for answers, and legal protections are put to the test. Dan explains what “sanctuary” actually offers, where the gaps are, and what families and providers can do right now to stay prepared.

]]> The real story of immigration enforcement isn’t in the numbers or the politics, but lies in the human cost paid by children, caregivers, and families when ICE shows up without warning.  In this episode of Inside Voices, we sit down with ACLU of Connecticut’s Legal Director Dan Barrett to address how immigration enforcement is reshaping daily life for families in child care programs, schools, and local workplaces. We look at the state’s new guidance, the recent cases shaking Connecticut and Chicago, and the terrifying first 48 hours after a detention when kids are left waiting, parents scramble for answers, and legal protections are put to the test. Dan explains what “sanctuary” actually offers, where the gaps are, and what families and providers can do right now to stay prepared.

]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0500 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3189 The real story of immigration enforcement isn’t in the numbers or the politics, but lies in the human cost paid by children, caregivers, and families when ICE shows up without warning.  In this episode of Inside Voices, we sit down with ACLU of Connecticut’s Legal Director Dan Barrett to address how immigration enforcement is reshaping daily life for families in child care programs, schools, and local workplaces. We look at the state’s new guidance, the recent cases shaking Connecticut and Chicago, and the terrifying first 48 hours after a detention when kids are left waiting, parents scramble for answers, and legal protections are put to the test. Dan explains what “sanctuary” actually offers, where the gaps are, and what families and providers can do right now to stay prepared.

]]> early education No Care 4 Kids Crisis Challenges Early Start CT Vision 16 16 Care 4 Kids Crisis Challenges Early Start CT Vision full 2777ab2f-3089-4ee7-9516-0e79b6732f96 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2ec4985e Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:11:11 -0500 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3208 early education No Ready or Not: Building Equitable Child Care Infrastructure 15 15 Ready or Not: Building Equitable Child Care Infrastructure full 4213a1d0-944a-4311-b610-1745c77d0a92 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b456034d Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:01:15 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3380 early education No What Does It Take to Become a Childcare Entrepreneur? 14 14 What Does It Take to Become a Childcare Entrepreneur? full 06b8a99e-349e-4b1b-9b22-69632b9bb18b https://share.transistor.fm/s/8a440be7 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 06:31:50 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3402 early education No From Parent to Advocate: Building a Future of Belonging for Our Kids 13 13 From Parent to Advocate: Building a Future of Belonging for Our Kids full 1caabd75-e0dc-41d4-996f-562f55196a6b https://share.transistor.fm/s/81486298 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3427 early education No Building Stronger Women In Business with WBDC 12 12 Building Stronger Women In Business with WBDC full 4ac74db6-1ab1-41e4-896b-2bef61f57119 https://share.transistor.fm/s/72ca77c5 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:04:55 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3328 early education No Exploitation to Liberation Reclaiming the Power of Child Care 11 11 Exploitation to Liberation Reclaiming the Power of Child Care full 9cf2e02e-f46d-478d-b116-98ccaff1623e https://share.transistor.fm/s/0bcfe56b Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:46:13 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3328 early education No Breaking The Mold A Black Man's Journey in ECE 10 10 Breaking The Mold A Black Man's Journey in ECE full 6cf39db5-4884-41fe-aee6-aa5c59a226d3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a6343212  In Conversation with Bill Okwuosa, CEO, Good Child Development Center

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]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:32:32 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3418  In Conversation with Bill Okwuosa, CEO, Good Child Development Center

]]> early education No Early Start In Action 9 9 Early Start In Action full 94dae7cd-0c26-4998-8b55-d875fce90b78 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a20804e3 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:15:21 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3257 early education No Historic Childcare Legislation 8 8 Historic Childcare Legislation full acb8823e-99d0-414a-b13f-55ebca91eda5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/85f1e77d Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:13:07 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3499 early education No “CARE REIT - Rethinking Investment in Early Education” 7 7 “CARE REIT - Rethinking Investment in Early Education” full da08749c-fcfa-4a83-a8c4-2965e07f108f https://share.transistor.fm/s/e8da1667 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:36:01 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3474 early education No Inside Voices, Community Conversations: Provider Spotlight: "Kiddie Korner Daycare" 6 6 Inside Voices, Community Conversations: Provider Spotlight: "Kiddie Korner Daycare" full 8f8abc58-1327-437f-b98f-16544980c105 https://share.transistor.fm/s/22e3dff5 Mon, 12 May 2025 14:22:47 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3024 early education No Morning Without Child Care Rallies 5 5 Morning Without Child Care Rallies full fb4e98a2-5554-4236-af47-015d3813a95d https://share.transistor.fm/s/ddf41608 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:35:10 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3386 early education No Morning Without Child Care and Legislative Updates 4 4 Morning Without Child Care and Legislative Updates full 17754cf7-fe7e-451f-9a14-a362f3674904 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8204eb0a Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:38:00 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3321 early education No Provider Profile - Hope Child Development Center 3 3 Provider Profile - Hope Child Development Center full e6eac5e9-4bbe-446d-924b-ffea382330ff https://share.transistor.fm/s/e377574f Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:08:50 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3556 early education No Gov. Lamont's Universal Pre-K Proposal 2 2 Gov. Lamont's Universal Pre-K Proposal full cf8a39a5-7a28-41b9-bdb6-a2a9eacc0323 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6735caa8 A conversation with 

Commissioner Beth Bye

Beth Bye was appointed as Commissioner for the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) by Governor Ned Lamont in January 2019.

Governor Lamont Proposes the Largest Expansion of Preschool Access in Connecticut History


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Commissioner Beth Bye

Beth Bye was appointed as Commissioner for the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) by Governor Ned Lamont in January 2019.

Governor Lamont Proposes the Largest Expansion of Preschool Access in Connecticut History


]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:50:18 -0400 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3395 A conversation with 

Commissioner Beth Bye

Beth Bye was appointed as Commissioner for the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) by Governor Ned Lamont in January 2019.

Governor Lamont Proposes the Largest Expansion of Preschool Access in Connecticut History


]]> early education No Kim Harris & Tammy Robinson 1 1 Kim Harris & Tammy Robinson full d6f364c5-16fa-40e6-89f5-b451396d868a https://share.transistor.fm/s/c835d616 This week's guests: 
Kim Harris Co-founder, CERCLE & Executive Director, Inspired Communities, Inc.
Tammy Robinson, Executive Director, CERCLE

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Kim Harris Co-founder, CERCLE & Executive Director, Inspired Communities, Inc.
Tammy Robinson, Executive Director, CERCLE

]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:43:12 -0500 New Haven Independent New Haven Independent 3488 This week's guests: 
Kim Harris Co-founder, CERCLE & Executive Director, Inspired Communities, Inc.
Tammy Robinson, Executive Director, CERCLE

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