Friends,
I write this morning in response to the news that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been elected as President and Vice-President, respectively. Please join me in sending good wishes to them as they prepare to lead our country in the new year!
We call on the new Administration to:
- Recognize the critical importance of child care in restarting our economy;
- Make it a priority to pass a comprehensive bill funding child care relief, and other income and housing supports, at the earliest possible date; and
- Over the long term, to build a strong, inclusive child care system that:
- Provides equitable access to quality child care for children ages 0-12;
- Includes and values all child care educators, especially family child care educators, who play a unique and essential role in our child care system;
- Fairly compensates child care educators for their work; and
- Is designed with input from, and in partnership with, educators and families.
Meanwhile, we call on Congress and the current Administration to act immediately to pass a relief bill with critical support for child care. Children and families can’t wait.
We look forward to sharing information soon about how you and the families in your program can contact Congress and the new and current Administrations to make these appeals.
We are so grateful to you for all that you have done, and continue to do, for children and families. It’s our honor to continue our partnership moving forward.
With love,
Jessica & the All Our Kin team
