We Need Your Help to #SaveChildCare
Our nation’s families, children, educators, child care programs, and businesses need $50 billion in substantial, targeted relief funds to stabilize child care, and they need it now.
We are powerful when we act together; we’ve seen the difference your voices make. Because of your stories, shared with members of Congress and the public through news articles, op-eds, social media, and virtual meetings, child care is at the top of the list of bipartisan priorities for voters and policymakers.
While the House passed the bipartisan Child Care Is Essential Act (S. 3874/ H.R. 7027) proposing $50 billion for the child care industry, Congress and the White House did not reach an agreement on overall relief spending. Until there is a deal for a relief package that includes necessary funds for child care, our work is not done.
We must keep reaching out! It remains crucial that constituents continue to sustain pressure on Congress. Reaching out to your Members of Congress reinforces that families, providers, and the economy are depending on them to ensure at least $50 billion in stabilization funding to #SaveChildCare.
Ways you can help:
- Visit NAEYC's Action Alert Center for a quick and easy way to contact your Senators and Representatives with emails, tweets, and more.
- View NAEYC's state-by-state data on child care during the pandemic.
- Use the #SaveChildCare advocacy toolkit to find suggestions for emails, phone calls, and social media posts to raise awareness about the child care crisis.