DCAEYC was proud to participate in NAEYC’s Public Policy Forum this week in Washington, DC, alongside early childhood leaders and advocates from across the country. Being in a space dedicated to policy, collaboration, and action was a powerful reminder that our work in the District is connected to a broader national movement to strengthen early learning systems and protect what children, families, and early childhood care professionals need to thrive. Our Executive Director,

DC’s FY27 budget decisions are being shaped right now, and early childhood must be clearly represented in the room. Mayor Muriel Bowser is hosting the FY27 Budget Engagement Forum, and this is a key opportunity for the early childhood community to be present, hear directly about the budget process, and show that sustained investment in children, families, and early childhood care professionals must remain a clear priority in the District. DCAEYC members are encouraged to atte

Programs and advocates will take collective action at the Wilson Building to demand stable funding for early childhood. On March 18, 2026, our partner Under 3 DC will host A Day Without Child Care, a coordinated action across Washington, DC. On this day, early childhood programs, early childhood education professionals, families, and allies will take action together by closing for the day, opening late, closing early, or taking off from work, to be at the Wilson Building. Thi

DCAEYC is excited to announce an upcoming professional development workshop with Marcelina Romero , in partnership with the Multicultural Spanish Speaking Providers Association (MSSPA) . Empowering Professional Praxis: Transferring Skills and Growing in Early Childhood Education will take place on March 7, 2026 , from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM . The location will be announced soon. It wil be a free event totally in Spanish. Marcelina Romero is a journalist, lawyer, and professor sp

A Senate committee vote is scheduled for February 4, and the House is moving a matching resolution. DC residents deserve the right to make local decisions with local dollars. Federal lawmakers are once again threatening DC’s budget autonomy . Last year, DC leaders chose not to mirror certain federal tax cuts that, if replicated locally, could have cost the District nearly $700 million in revenue over five years. Instead, DC invested a portion of those savings into two proven