State legislators will make important decisions about child care funding over the next few weeks. These child care funding decisions affect all of us, from families whose children attend child care, to child care providers who nurture the next generation, and the children who rely on good, affordable child care to learn and grow.
Policy Updates
Governor Newsom’s Budget Blueprint Ignores Early Care and Education for Children Under Three Years Old
Black, Brown, and Immigrant parents deserve good, affordable child care and child care providers, most of whom are women of color, have a right to fair pay for their integral work.
Department of Fair Employment & Housing Releases Fact Sheet on Housing Rights for Child Care Providers in Eight Languages
The California Department of Fair Employment & Housing announced in a Press Release on January 10, 2022 that it has issued a fact sheet on the rights of child care providers.
Child Care Law Center Cosponsors The Affordable Child Care Family Fees Act (Gómez Reyes)
There has ALWAYS been a critical need for child care, especially for families and providers of color who have been hardest hit by COVID-19. Child care should be a civil right, not a privilege dictated by social injustices and limitations.
ECE Advocates’ Toolkit for Effective Messaging
We are thrilled to announce the release of our ECE Advocates’ Toolkit for Effective Messaging! This toolkit offers guidance to educate and inspire action in the early childhood education community through clear and targeted messaging.
Child Care Providers Overcome Zoning Dispute
In the summer of 2013, child care providers in San Rafael received notices to pay business license fees, back penalties, and conditional use permit fees they had never known about. Child Care Law Center gave these providers the tools to fight back against high zoning fees and helped the city update their child care ordinances in accordance to state law.
