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ChildCareRelief

@ChildCareRelief

America needs child care relief to keep our providers in business and families working—now and when the #COVID19 crisis is over.

 Washington, DC
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Joined April 2020
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FFYF honors the memory of those lost on #September11 and we celebrate the heroes who raced into danger to save lives, including the teachers at the Children’s Discovery Center at 5 World Trade Center — barely 100 yards from the twin towers. ffyf.org/911-twenty-years-ag…

9/11: Twenty Years Ago, Early Educators Saved These Children’s Lives

FFYF honors the memory of those lost on 9/11 and we celebrate the brave people who raced into danger to save lives, including the teachers at the Children’s Discovery Center at 5 World Trade Center.

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Seems reasonable.
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A serious lack of access to #childcare is impeding economic growth in #NewHampshire — particularly for working women with young children. @SenatorHassan @SenatorShaheen
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Staffing shortages are preventing #childcare facilities from opening at full capacity. Without permanent solutions, providers will not be able to continue serving the communities that need them. moms.com/child-care-centers-…
Childcare Centers Are Struggling To Find Staff & Classes Are At Risk For Closing

Childcare Centers Are Struggling To Find Staff & Classes Are At Risk For Closing

Childcare centers are having a hard time hiring employees, and this could be a large roadblock into reopening centers that a lot of parents rely on.

moms.com
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From workforce push-out to negative affects on retirement savings, women are disproportionately impacted by the #ChildCare crisis. This op-ed from @RepLoisFrankel makes the case for congressionally funded child care. #Movement4ChildCare thehill.com/blogs/congress-b…

Investing in child care paves the way to a better economy

The time for serious federal investments in the child care system is now.

thehill.com
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The systemic challenges that have plagued the #childcare market for decades are now coming to a head, according to data from a new @NAEYC survey of over 7,500 early educators nationwide. ffyf.org/after-decades-of-in…
After Decades of Instability and Underfunding, New Data Points to Uncertain Future for Child Care...

After Decades of Instability and Underfunding, New Data Points to Uncertain Future for Child Care...

The systemic challenges that have plagued the child care market for decades – for parents and providers alike – are now coming to a head.

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TODAY: Join us for a Day of Action to #SolveChildCare. Make sure your lawmakers know you want to see a significant, sustained investment in #childcare & #preschool in the upcoming reconciliation package. TAKE ACTION: fyff.quorum.us/action_center…
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NAEYC@NAEYC14 Jul 2021
Decades of underfunding #ECE means children don't get what they need, families pay more for #childcare than for housing & the workforce is paid so little that half need public assistance to make ends meet. Relief is helping. Now it's time for Congress to #SolveChildCare for good.
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TODAY: Join us for a Day of Action to #SolveChildCare. Call, email, and tweet your lawmakers to let them know you want Congress to pass a significant, sustained investment in #childcare & #preschool. Click here ➡️ fyff.quorum.us/action_center…
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TONIGHT: PBS @NewsHour reports on America's broken child care system, communities on the front lines and political momentum for major reform. Watch: 💻 Online at 6 p.m. ET: pbs.org/newshour 📺 On your @PBS station 📱 More: to.pbs.org/3jX83y9 #SolveChildCare
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“If I had to sustain this, I couldn’t. I don’t know what I would do.” 62% of families reported having more concern about the cost of #childcare now than they did before the pandemic. forbes.com/advisor/personal-…
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.@SharonHeraldPa Editorial: “The child care issue ripples into other industries… that are swimming against the tide of a workforce shortage, with many parents choosing to stay home with their kids... rather than work and spend every penny on #childcare.” sharonherald.com/opinion/edi…
Expanding access to child care would have far-reaching positive impact

Expanding access to child care would have far-reaching positive impact

The availability and cost of quality child care – including early childhood education options – present a complex issue that is linked to the region’s economic development, work-force vitality and

sharonherald.com
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Now is the time to build a system of early care and education that works for working families. An inability to find and afford quality #childcare and #earlylearning options shouldn’t be the reason parents choose not to work. ffyf.org/our-child-care-syst…
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Finding #childcare that is affordable, safe, and developmentally appropriate is important for parents - but not always easy. Let's build and invest in an early learning system that allows families to choose the program or provider that meets their needs. ffyf.org/where-are-young-chi…
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"We're all showing each other how burned out and exhausted we are, but what's being done? I don't want a Hallmark card, I want a policy change." What a mom working from the bathtub showed America about the #childcare crisis: goodmorningamerica.com/famil…

Photo of mom working in bathtub leads to reflection on child care crisis

At the height of the pandemic, Heidi Metcalfe Lewis, a mother of two from Maryland, was photographed by her husband after she had set up a work space in her bathroom.

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Child care is essential to America’s recovery and long-term economic success. YES YES YES 👇 👇 👇
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"Millions of American workers, hoping to get back to their jobs once the public health risk has sufficiently decreased, will not be able to do so until they have safe, reliable, and affordable #childcare." @CAPEarlyEd usatoday.com/story/news/educ…
COVID-19 made child care deserts even worse in 2021, leaving working parents to scramble

COVID-19 made child care deserts even worse in 2021, leaving working parents to scramble

Even before coronavirus, child care was inaccessible to a large majority of families. Now it may be getting worse, according to experts.

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America’s economic recovery and long-term economic success will depend on whether we we build a #childcare system that meets the needs of families who rely on it. nytimes.com/2021/05/09/busin…
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Toilet paper and home exercise equipment supply challenges have sorted themselves out. America’s #childcare issues remain a crisis - and things are only going to get worse without reform and investment. fortune.com/2021/05/07/child…
This pandemic shortage is far more serious than lumber or toilet paper | Fortune

This pandemic shortage is far more serious than lumber or toilet paper | Fortune

It could stop moms from getting in on the coming job boom.

fortune.com
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On this #ProviderAppreciationDay, we say: #ThankYouChildCare! Share with us: Why are YOU thankful for child care providers? hubs.li/H0MRmRk0 #ECE #earlyed #buildchildcare
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