and we’re demanding a system built on racial and gender justice that provides affordable care for every family and every child and thriving wages for providers.

A national policy for universal child care isn’t just possible — it’s the future. After decades of organizing in our cities and states, we’re taking this fight nationwide to ensure every family has access to care and every provider is paid fair wages and benefits.

Child care is often a family’s biggest expense, yet early educators are paid poverty wages — it doesn’t add up. We’re demanding public funding to make care affordable, value providers, and support our economy.

We will win universal child care, and the next few years will determine which politicians got on board with progress and which stood in the way of making life easier for families. We’re growing an undeniable movement to win the childcare system we deserve, and a mandate for every elected official to listen to the providers, parents, and communities leading this fight.