Joined forces with Community Change Action yesterday for the 3rd Annual #DayWithoutChildCare! Yesterday, we were proud to be a part of the thousands across the country that came together to voice our demands to ensure our child care community has what they need to thrive! #DWOCC24

WATCH: SPACEs In Action shares why we must keep fighting to restore the DC Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund! Cutting this program is an attack on our families and child care providers and we cannot let that happen. youtu.be/s6zSL8jgJt8?fe…

“Immigration is not a one person problem, it’s an US problem. So I’m here to find out what I can do to do my part in this OUR problem.” ⬆️ One of the best quotes from today’s #Immigration Myths and our System workshop! #UPLANAction #UPLAN2024

The first of a few shoutouts to our Rochester leaders who pulled off a press conference on #DayWithoutChildCare and got great press coverage. Here's one: kimt.com/video/national…

Tax breaks for the wealthiest vs childcare for everyone? The answer is simple. Mary Ignatius of Parent Voices addresses the urgency of investing in our child care crisis and why caring for our children shouldn't be up for debate. Read more on Newsweek: newsweek.com/tax-breaks-wea…

Our message is clear to Ohio politicians: Fully funded child care is essential to the workforce -- now and in the future. #carenotcuts #childcare #careeconomy dayton247now.com/news/local/hun…

Losing the Child Care Pay Equity Fund will destabilize care and mean families cannot find what they need to work. If you don't act, we all lose youtu.be/aS3GQ-rxOOE?si… via YouTube

Happy #Juneteenth! Today, we commemorate Black freedom, celebrate Black organizing, and keep working toward a future full of justice, dignity, and belonging for all people across race and place.

“I’ve been a single mom. I am a single mom. I know what it’s like to want to put your child in quality care and not be able to afford it," said BriAnne Moline, a child care provider in Montana. montanafreepress.org/2024/06/12/fos…

Child care providers belong in the "house" - meaning the state capitol.

Once again, child care providers belong in the "house" - the state capitol. Proud of our partner Ohio Organizing Collaborative for organizing 400 providers to stand up for fully funded child care in Columbus! TamiLunanOH - you rock!

So they asked about child care….but they’re just not going to answer the question?

Let's not lose focus on what is really important -- #childcare is in a spiral and more public investment is needed. Voters know. The fact that a child care question was in #DebateNight is a credit to parent and provider leaders everywhere. childcareforeveryfamily.org/es/polling/

During the presidential debate last night, Trump was asked “How would you ensure child care is affordable?” His answer? A long-winded tangent bragging about his ratings, firing people, and bashing Biden about Afghanistan with ZERO mention of child care.

Our CEO Fatima Goss Graves will testify before the Senate Finance Cmte on July 9 at 10 am ET on the child care crisis in the U.S. and the need for federal investment to better support families, early educators, and businesses.   Tune in here:  finance.senate.gov/hearings/exami…

New Report: How Supercharging the Child Tax Credit Benefited Young Children, and What Comes Next “Mark Swartz: What do you see as the next steps for advocates? Olivia Golden: Not giving up—and finding inspiration in the amazing people doing the work.” earlylearningnation.com/2024/06/new-re…

#Childcare is in crisis and urgently needs federal investment. Tune in tomorrow at 10am ET for the Senate Finance Cmte hearing on how federal policy solutions can support families, close existing gaps, and strengthen economic growth: finance.senate.gov/hearings/exami…

A great time to remind you, or introduce you to, our documentary Labor of Love. Check out the trailer! #SolveChildCare #fullyfundchildcare And go here to get the link and password to watch: buff.ly/3SoYdp7 buff.ly/3SqZtYT

Really unsettling news for Duluth area families. Three childcare centers are closing! The childcare crisis isn't "coming soon." It is here. #fullyfundchildcare #SolveChildCare Duluth child care center closures exacerbate growing crunch facing families mprnews.org/story/2024/09/…