NCFN Action Alert: Ask Your Members of Congress to Support Child Care
As Congress prepares to negotiate the next phase of COVID-19 relief legislation over the coming weeks, now is a critical moment to weigh in with lawmakers and elevate the importance of significant investments in the child care sector.
Current Congressional Activity
Next week the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act and the Child Care is Essential Act will be considered on the House floor.
The Child Care for Economic Recovery Act (H.R. 7327) calls for investments in mandatory child care funding and tax credits to support child care providers impacted by the pandemic. Notably, this package also includes the Infrastructure Grants for Child Care Safety included in Representative Katherine Clark’s Child Care is Infrastructure Act (H.R. 7201). See NCFN’s bill summary for more information.
The Child Care is Essential Act (H.R. 7027) calls for a $50 billion investment in discretionary funding for the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG).
Both of these bills are vital to supporting the health, safety, and sustainability of the child care sector.
How to Engage
Advocacy
Now is the time to weigh in with your elected officials and ask them to support the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act and the Child Care is Essential Act. We have prepared a template letter that you can modify and share with your congressional representatives. Please contact NCFN co-chair and policy subcommittee chair Nicole Barcliff at nbarcliff@lisc.org if you have questions or would like assistance identifying congressional staff contact information.
Access the template letter on the NCFN website.
The National Women’s Law Center is also hosting a #SaveChildCare Call-In Day today, July 16. This toolkit offers information and resources to join the effort.
Social Media
Join NCFN on Twitter as we urge Congress to #SaveChildCare. Sample tweet:
A $50 billion federal investment in the #childcare industry is urgent & should include dedicated resources to help providers meet infrastructure demands. The health, safety, and sustainability of our nation’s child care system depends on this support. #SaveChildCare