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From the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute: "Child care, elder care and disability care are crucial for our society. However, care work is not seen as a public good and is void of adequate public investment. Instead, our state and country place an undue child care burden on women despite their often needing and wanting to earn a living. In child care, we subsidize the true cost of care on the backs of ECE teachers, who, in Georgia, are disproportionately Black, and earn far less than the work demands." Read the GBPI's budget and policy recommendations paving the way to an accessible, thriving child care system that benefits both providers and families at https://buff.ly/3Yw1s1w

It's important to know where your legislators stand when it comes to early care and learning. It's one thing to bemoan the low birth rate and community brain drain. It's quite another to create policies that enable people to have families should they choose. Let's vote in a way that makes our communities good places to live, work, and raise a family. #pachildcarevoter #earlycareandlearning #families #earlychildhood #thinkbabiesandvote

CCC-Supported Legislation Making Moves & What’s Next In early June, the legislative session of the New York State Legislature ended for summer. At the state level, conversations mirrored a lot of what’s been and is still being discussed at the city level: lack of affordable child care access, high housing costs, and more. While there is still significant work to be done to uplift New York families overall, there was some really good progress made with state legislation that CCC supported. Reflecting on this year’s session, we are celebrating several legislative victories that promise to advance our collective goals, especially in supporting child care in New York State. Read our latest Insight to learn about the bills and more: https://bit.ly/nysleg24

As the 2025 legislature begins, we will face a $10-12-billion-dollar shortfall over the next four years. The need for new revenue is urgent. Last time, lawmakers chose to balance the budget at the expense of low-income Washingtonians, children, and people with disabilities through devastating cuts over passing more equitable and progressive revenue. Now, they have the perfect opportunity this session to right those wrongs. Lawmakers must pass multiple progressive revenue solutions to fund the programs and services that help make Washington communities affordable and a desirable place to live. Read more about our legislative agenda: https://lnkd.in/gyiEUVgU

NEW: Governor Gavin Newsom just released his latest budget. What does this mean for child care in California? Here’s what we know: ✅ No proposed cuts to child care funding, ensuring stability for families and providers. ✅ A continued commitment to collectively bargain with CCPU for fair reimbursement rates for providers. ✅ No mention of strengthening the ECE workforce or expanding child care access—both critical to California’s future. We commend this progress, but the work is far from done.   With California goes the rest of the nation. Governor Gavin Newsom and legislators, let's lead the nation by taking bold action to ensure equitable access to affordable, high-quality child care, fair compensation for providers, and investments in workforce development and child care expansion to meet the needs of California’s families. #innovation #future #education #SupportFamilies #InvestInKids #EarlyChildhoodEducation

States are experiencing a paradigm shift in addressing noncustodial parents and child support arrears, transitioning from punitive measures to supportive strategies. They can now utilize federal funding to establish employment and training programs for noncustodial parents. By providing education and training, these programs equip fathers with the skills needed for stable, well-paying jobs, enabling them to meet their child support obligations. As they secure employment, they can transition to employer-sponsored health insurance, reducing reliance on Medicaid. Let’s connect! #accountablity #effectivness #efficency #costsavings #BPO #maximus

An important step in the evolution of the child support program!

This may not be where the US is at right now, politically, but is nonetheless a fact: a comprehensive, universal, effective young child care system would require about $150 billion a year in public funding. That's about 18% of current defense spending. Another fact is that there is copious, high-quality evidence about the enormous return on investment of support for early childhood development. Universal pre-K is just one of the elements in that investment, which should also include support for parents and other care-givers, including stay-at-home parents and grandparents; as well as improvements to the environment to make it less toxic, and generally more child-friendly.

Gov. Newsom's state budget proposal should reflect our values. What is more important than investing in the care and education of our children? Check out our latest video from Child Action.

"Meanwhile, the burden created by our collective failure to build a truly supportive and community-nurturing child care system will grow heavier. And that is how and why pillars crumble." The crumbling childcare system in New Hampshire is not just a crisis for parents—it’s a crisis for our entire community. Without a robust childcare system: 1. Workforce productivity suffers: Parents, especially mothers, are forced to leave the workforce or reduce hours, creating talent shortages across industries. 2. Economic stability falters: Businesses lose valuable employees, and communities lose the economic contributions of working parents. 3. Future generations are at risk: High-quality early education is foundational for children’s development, impacting their lifelong ability to succeed and contribute to society. Strong childcare systems are the pillars of thriving economies and healthy communities, and when they crumble, so do the structures that hold us together. Parents, employers, and community leaders alike need to advocate for policies and investments that prioritize childcare. When families thrive, communities flourish, and together, we can strengthen the future of New Hampshire.