Stand Up for Quality Child Care for America

Family Child Care Providers Gathered at Our Union Hall in Hartford for Our "Clear Expectations" Training Session

Add Your Voice to the call for the rest of our Congressional delegation to co-sponsor the Quality Child Care for America Act, which will provide much needed supports to the many child care professionals struggling to deliver high-quality child care!

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The Quality Child Care for America Act will help address the child care crisis by investing in early education professionals working in their homes and in centers across the nation. The bill would help attract and retain a highly qualified child care workforce by allowing States to fund:

Continuing education and training for providers to improve the quality of care for the children they serve;

Compensation and support for child care professionals to reduce turnover among the early education workforce; and

Access to quality, affordable health insurance and paid leave to attract future providers to the early education profession.

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Dear [ Decision Maker ],

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As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to support the Quality Child Care for America Act, which is sponsored by Connecticut's 3rd District Representative Rosa DeLauro and Senator Hillary Clinton of New York. 4th District Representative Christopher Shays has signed on as a co-sponsor, and members of CSEA/SEIU Local 2001 are reaching out to all of Connecticut's delegation to urge their support.

Stable and quality child care makes a profound difference in the lives of children and enables parents to work and support their families. However, many child care providers are struggling financially, lack access to quality health care, and cannot afford additional education and training in the field.

The Quality Child Care for America Act will create a $200 million set-aside fund for states to improve the quality of child care by investing in training, compensation, and support for early education professionals who deliver quality care in their homes and in day care centers.

I urge you to invest in America's children and co-sponsor this bill, which would improve the quality of child care for working families, kids, and the workforce that SEIU is uniting across the country.

Thank-you for your time, and for hearing my voice on this critical matter.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

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Representative Christopher Murphy (if you live in Congressional District 5)
Representative Joe Courtney (if you live in Congressional District 2)
Representative John Larson (if you live in Congressional District 1)
Senator Chris Dodd (if you live in Connecticut)
Senator Joe Lieberman (if you live in Connecticut)
cc: Representative Christopher Shays (if you live in Congressional District 4)
cc: Representative Rosa DeLauro (if you live in Congressional District 3)

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