Maria Estlund Bockwinkel

[Lauren Hogan @llhogan7]

Boom! Stack of signed letters from educators ready to go to #Congress, urging them to prioritize and pass funding for #childcare. Thank you to ALL the educators raising their voices for children, families, and each other! #naeycAC

[NAEYC @NAEYC]

We mourn deeply for the young children & educators who were killed in a space meant for joy & learning. We grieve with their families, friends & classmates. We offer resources to help children cope with the scourge of gun violence & we work towards a safer, more peaceful future.

[First Five Years Fund @firstfiveyears]

Congressional leaders recognize the urgency of America's #childcare crisis.

As negotiations on a budget reconciliation bill move forward, there's no question that early learning & care funding CAN and MUST be included in the final package.

[NAEYC @NAEYC]

Do It Now! Take two minutes to take action in solidarity with educators and families across the country.

Reach out to your members of Congress today: https://t.co/MuwnyMito3

#DayWithoutChildCare #SolveChildCare.

[The Alliance for Early Success @4earlysuccess]

Join us today in standing with providers and parents in the #DayWithoutChildCare. We can't wait any longer for a #childcare system that creates opportunity for all. @ChildcareChange @MomsRising @NAEYC @nwlc @SEIU @ZEROTOTHREE @momjustice @mainstreetweets @FmlyValuesWork

[Lauren Hogan @llhogan7]

My work is advocating for children, families & educators to have the well-resourced #childcare system our country needs. But I can’t do my work without child care for my kids. Today, let’s commit to making sure that no one has to go even one #DayWithoutChildCare. #SolveChildCare

[Maria Estlund Bockwinkel @MariaEstlund]

@RepMarkPocan High-quality child care is expensive and hard to find — especially for families with infants and toddlers. Let's build an #earlylearning system that works for working families! #SolveChildCare

[Maria Estlund Bockwinkel @MariaEstlund]

Our current #earlylearning system is unsustainable. Families can’t afford the high cost of care. Half of Americans live in a child care desert. And providers earn low wages because they can only charge what families can afford. @SenRonJohnson: Now is the time to #SolveChildCare.

[Maria Estlund Bockwinkel @MariaEstlund]

The earliest years of life are when the majority of a child’s brain development occurs. @SenatorBaldwin: I support $450B in #childcare and #preschool investments in the #BuildBackBetterAct and urge Congress to pass this crucial bill to help children and families. #SolveChildCare

[Team Katie @TeamKatiePorter]

If you care about our economy, you should care about childcare. Fewer women are participating in the workforce now than anytime over the past thirty years—with many citing few childcare options during the pandemic.

Just like roads, childcare is essential to get to work.

[Maria Estlund Bockwinkel @MariaEstlund]

#AllinforEarlyEd

[Illinois Action For Children @IAFC_Cares]

Thanks to @GovPritzker & the ECE Funding Commission on their report release! We appreciate your dedication to children & families & we look forward to what comes next: making these recs and equitable change a reality for ALL IL families #AllinForEarlyEd https://t.co/5ZQn1nnzzK

[Illinois Action For Children @IAFC_Cares]

Thanks to @GovPritzker & the ECE Funding Commission on their report release! We appreciate your dedication to children & families & we look forward to what comes next: making these recs and equitable change a reality for ALL IL families #AllinForEarlyEd https://t.co/5ZQn1nnzzK

[Maria Estlund Bockwinkel @MariaEstlund]

@fatyamas You know I’m jealous of Kindergarten Lilian’s bows

[Maria Estlund Bockwinkel @MariaEstlund]

@AsiaMcan What is also clear is that you are adorable

[Maria Estlund Bockwinkel @MariaEstlund]

Little Maria, excited & ready to take on kindergarten - bc my amazing child care provider Judy had fostered a love of learning in my earliest years. Join the fight for ALL IL children to have access to quality early learning #AllinForEarlyEd @IAFC_Cares https://t.co/MQYFiqbk93