Last week, Congress agreed on a budget deal that includes the largest increase for child care funding in our country’s history — but the fight isn’t over yet. For many families across the United States, child care costs more than rent, and child care workers are bringing home poverty wages at an average of less than $23,000 per year.

Tell Congress: Support the Child Care for Working Families Act
Add your name before February 22 so your voice is heard when we deliver the petition to Congress.

The Child Care for Working Families Act works to expand access to affordable, high-quality child care for all children who need it. Passing this child care bill would mean…

• Lowering the percentage of a family’s income spent on child care to 7 percent, making child care affordable.
• More than doubling the number of children eligible for child care assistance, and ensuring all those who are eligible have the ability to enroll their child in a quality program.
• Supporting universal access to high-quality preschool programs for all low- and middle-income three- and four-year-olds
• Ensuring that all child care workers are paid a living wage
• Building more inclusive, high-quality child care facilities for children with disabilities, and infants and toddlers with disabilities, including by increasing funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Sign the petition by FEBRUARY 22, 2018, so that we can deliver it to Congress in time!

That way, ALL families can access affordable high-quality #ChildCareNOW!

Sincerely,
Helen Blank
Director of Child Care and Early Learning
National Women’s Law Center