It's time: The state must take responsibility for toddlers from birth | Liora Minka

Liora Minka calls on the state to take responsibility for toddlers from birth, expanding free education, improving conditions for educator-caregivers, and creating uniform supervision. She notes that the Trachtenberg Committee's recommendation to invest ten billion shekels in the field has not been implemented.

Liora Minka calls on the State of Israel to take public responsibility for toddlers from birth, expanding free education for ages 0-3, improving employment conditions for educator-caregivers, and adjusting standards to children's needs. She notes that every morning, about 30,000 educator-caregivers go to work, receiving hundreds of thousands of toddlers, but their wages are low and they lack professional recognition. The main challenge is a shortage of personnel due to low wages, heavy workload, and poor professional image. Minka recalls that following the 2011 social protests, the Trachtenberg Committee recommended an education package for ages 0-3 at a cost of about ten billion shekels over five years, but this recommendation was not implemented, unlike the recommendation for free education for ages 3-4, which was. She calls not to settle for shock over abuse but to demand a system that ensures a safe and professional environment.