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Dear Friend,
Do you agree that the child care situation in this country is a flaming disaster? Do you want to do something about it?
Then pledge now to join us and millions of moms around the country to be a #ChildCareVoter!
Child care continues to be unaffordable and inaccessible for most families while child care providers are paid poverty level wages. This is why we need concerned voters to turn out and turn up for child care this election! This and all elections are an important opportunity to champion child care policies that will lift our nation’s moms, children, families and caregivers.
Will you take our pledge to turn out and turn up for child care this election?
What does it mean to be a Child Care Voter? If you believe that all families should have access to comprehensive, affordable, high-quality early care and education opportunities that provide for a well-trained and compensated workforce, while giving families the freedom of choice to have their children in spaces where they are safe, loved and learning, then congratulations, you are part of our #ChildCareVoter movement!
Our current child care situation in this country is a flaming disaster, and has been for decades. Even though 71% of moms with kids under 18 are in the workforce [1], families report paying a third of their take home pay to child care [2] and across the country, the annual price of infant child care often exceeds the annual cost of in‑state tuition at a public four‑year university. [3]
Being a child care voter means wanting our families to thrive, it means being informed on the current state of child care and also being a resource for others around you who also support child care. This and all elections are an important opportunity to champion child care policies that will lift our nation’s moms, children, families and caregivers
Moms have been through enough, our families have been through enough. It’s time to turn this struggle story into a success story by putting this child care dumpster fire for good this Fall!
-Nadia, Lauren, Hanna, Kristin, Donna and the entire MomsRising/MamásConPoder team
P.S. Don’t forget to check out our Child Care Voter Guide and Action Toolkit to be an informed and informed voter for child care this election season!
[1] U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
[2] Working Families Are Spending Big Money on Child Care
[3] New Report Finds Fewer Child Care Providers and Increased Prices, Highlighting Need for Significant
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