Save DC Child Care Rally:

With Under 3 DC and

DC Early Learning Collaborative

Monday, June July 6th, 12 noon

Tuesday, July 7th, 12 noon

 

Freedom Plaza

14th & Pennsylvania Ave NW

Physical Distancing: Masks and Hand Sanitizer Provided

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The Council is holding their first vote on the budget this Tuesday, and child care providers and educators are being left behind. This will have profound negative consequences for children and families across the District if we don’t act now. Mayor Bowser CUT $5 million from the child care subsidy program in her FY21 budget proposal. This is outrageous, and adding insult to injury, the DC Council is considering a bill that EXCLUDES child care from emergency business grants, a program that is essential to stabilizing the industry.

 

If the Council doesn’t immediately act to fix this, providers may have to close their doors, putting educators out of work, and leaving families without care for their children. We were facing a child care crisis before the pandemic, and these cuts and exclusions would make a bad situation even worse. There is no justifiable rationale for the actions Mayor Bowser and the DC Council are considering and that’s why we need you to take action TODAY.