#BuildUpChildCare Social Media Toolkit

As Congress continues to negotiate tough cuts to the Build Back Better Agenda, child care stakeholders are encouraged to weigh in on social media in support of dedicated, standalone funding for child care facilities.

• Families cannot access #childcare if providers have no physical spaces to operate their programs. Building back better requires dedicated, standalone federal resources to acquire, construct and majorly renovate child care facilities. #BuildUpChildCare bit.ly/3v66TEh

• The lack of #childcare facilities costs our economy $84 to $128 billion in economic activity a year— hurting families, businesses and our entire economy. Ask Congress to #BuildUpChildCare by funding child care infrastructure. bit.ly/3v66TEh

• The #childcare sector is struggling, and that means families and communities are also struggling. Ask Congress to #BuildUpChildCare bit.ly/3v66TEh

• Communities need an adequate supply of physical facilities to operate #childcare programs. Our country cannot #BuildBackBetter without dedicated, standalone resources for #childcare facilities - both centers and home-based care. #BuildUpChildCare bit.ly/3v66TEh

• It is past time to make a significant, sustained investment in our #earlylearning system so every family can afford quality #childcare options from healthy, safe and developmentally appropriate facilities. Ask Congress to #BuildUpChildCare bit.ly/3v66TEh

• Facilities are key to a quality learning environment. Without dedicated federal funding for providers to acquire, construct & renovate facilities, many families have difficulty accessing high-quality #childcare. Ask Congress to #BuildUpChildCare bit.ly/3v66TEh

• .@WaysMeansCmte included $15 billion for #childcare facility infrastructure grants as part of its #BuildBackBetter bill. Ask Congress to prioritize standalone child care facility funds in a final budget reconciliation package. #BuildUpChildCare bit.ly/3v66TEh