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Every industry employs working families who rely on child care staff. Investment of $50 Billion is key to supporting these essential professionals. #SSPAChat #SaveChildCare #FundChildcare #FirstUp @SenBobCasey @SenToomey @RepDwightEvans @RepHoulahan @StartStrongPA
Child care has significant & diverse support, reaping benefits from education to the economy. The US Chamber of Commerce cites it as a key investment. #SSPAChat #SaveChildCare #FundChildcare #FirstUp
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The child care crisis prior to the pandemic has worsened due to costly PPE/ cleaning regimens combined with low enrollment (and thus, revenue). #SSPAChat #SaveChildCare #FirstUp #ECE #Congress @SenBobCasey @SenToomey @StartStrongPA @RepDwightEvans @RepHoulahan @marygayscanlon
Parents who cannot work from home, including essential and front line workers, need child care, as does any business employing working families. #SSPAChat #FirstUp #SaveChildCare @SenToomey @SenBobCasey @StartStrongPA
Child care programs were operating with thin margins before this crisis. Many programs were not able to pay staff more than $10/hr or offer benefits; some directors/owners did not take paychecks to keep centers open @SenBobCasey @SenToomey @StartStrongPA #SaveChildcare #SSPAChat
Child care is the workforce behind the workforce. Without child care how can families return to work? #SSPAChat #SaveChildCare #FundChildcare @SenBobCasey @SenToomey @RepDwightEvans @RepHoulahan @marygayscanlon @StartStrongPA
Every other industry is impacted by the availability & accessibility of child care. Prior to COVID-19 71% of PA kids under 6 had all adults in their household in the workforce, requiring care for the children outside their home. #SSPAChat #SaveChildcare @SenBobCasey @SenToomey
Appreciating @RepDeLissio for concern about how #PAbudget policies can direct resources to make higher quality child care more available to the most vulnerable children. Wishing DHS could answer her question. #SSPAChat
All PA #childcare programs: calculate your level of help from the new Federal assistance program passed in December from these 2 charts: https://t.co/g60SCrPhz6 @saveChildCare @StartStrongPA #SSPAchat
Southeastern PA counties echo, "PA children families & businesses need U 2" #SaveChildCare
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Children in Pennsylvania are losing opportunities to attend high-quality programs and these are years they can’t get back - 81% of families eligible for Child Care Works with children under 5 are UNSERVED! #SaveChildCare #SSPAchat
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Yes -- the recovery needs child care and child care needs public support because it's temporarily underused and owners -- mostly small businesses -- cannot make ends meet. #SSPAchat @SenToomey @SenBobCasey
@StartStrongPA Child care is an essential component to our economic recovery! Policymakers must work with us to ensure federal stimulus funds are invested wisely to strengthen the system as we move out of the pandemic and support working families #SaveChildCare #SSPAchat @StartStrongPA
Unfortunately, child care is also a field with uniquely LOW wages for teachers, despite professionalization of the field & more teachers getting degrees in early childhood education -- highly correlated with better outcomes for children. #SSPAchat
Child care is undeniably a public good, like K-12 public education, but it's a mostly privately owned and run system, with public supports only for lower-income families. Everyone else pays $9K to $16k (or more) per year per child, depending on costs where they live #sspachat
Just this week we have heard of two SACC programs needing to shut for lack of staff. Another closed their infant room because of staffing issues. We must #SaveChildCare #FundChildCare #SSPAChat @StartStrongPA @FirstUpEarlyEd @Trying_Together @PAP4Children @PennAEYC
Child care is undeniably a public good, like K-12 public education, but it's a mostly privately owned and run system, with public supports only for lower-income families. Everyone else pays $9K to $16k (or more) per year per child, depending on costs where they live #sspachat
@StartStrongPA Child care is an essential component to our economic recovery! Policymakers must work with us to ensure federal stimulus funds are invested wisely to strengthen the system as we move out of the pandemic and support working families #SaveChildCare #SSPAchat @StartStrongPA
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