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We have reached our tipping point.
For generations, early childhood educators, parents, families, and caregivers have been fighting for equitable access to affordable child care, better pay, and working conditions for providers. So on May 13, we’re taking action: some childcare providers, with the support of the families they serve, are shutting their doors, some are calling out sick or closing down early, and all of us are standing in solidarity to draw attention to the national crisis that our childcare system is in.
On a “Day Without Child Care,” we pledge to spotlight the true cost of care and demand the funding we need for a 21st-century childcare system.
Our demands include:
- An equitable childcare system built on racial and gender justice
- Thriving wages for childcare providers
- Affordable and accessible child care for all families.
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Bay Area Professional Child Care Network
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Child Care for Connecticut's Future
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The Child Care for Every Family Network
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ECE On the Move
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Family Forward Action
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Family Forward Oregon
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Family Values @ Work
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The Innovative Daycare Company
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4PXP
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Kids Count on Us
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The Main Street Alliance
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Maine People's Alliance
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National Women's Law Center
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Unique's Early Development Center
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Worker's Center for Racial Justice
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WECAN
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Ms. P's Child & Family Services
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NCAL Family Child Care Alliance
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Parent Voices
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Care in Action
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Care For Kids
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Family Values @ Work Action
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Grown in Durham
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Home Grown
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ISAIAH
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LOVE Your Child's Care
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National Domestic Workers Alliance
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National Indian Child Care Association
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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
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Parent Voices Oakland
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SPACES in ACTION
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9 to 5 Wisconsin
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YWCA Central Maine
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Zero to Three
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The Raising Child Care Fund
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New Jersey Communities United
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United Parent Leaders Action Network
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OLE New Mexico
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National Association for Family Child Care
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