Child Care Law Center
Advocating for Children Since 1980
On May 13th, Governor Newsom released his May Revise of his proposed California budget for 2022-23.
The May Revise gives California a strong starting point toward a more equitable child care system, and Child Care Law Center commends Governor Newsom for proposing to waive family fees for one year through June 30, 2023.
This month, the United States Senate will decide if they will send money for child care to every state.
The Senate can secure money for child care through the process known as Reconciliation. This process is how Congress directs Senate committees to adjust their spending.
State legislators will make important decisions about child care funding over the next few weeks. These child care funding decisions affect all of us, from families whose children attend child care, to child care providers who nurture the next generation, and the children who rely on good, affordable child care to learn and grow.
Black, Brown, and Immigrant parents deserve good, affordable child care and child care providers, most of whom are women of color, have a right to fair pay for their integral work.
The California Department of Fair Employment & Housing announced in a Press Release on January 10, 2022 that it has issued a fact sheet on the rights of child care providers.
There has ALWAYS been a critical need for child care, especially for families and providers of color who have been hardest hit by COVID-19. Child care should be a civil right, not a privilege dictated by social injustices and limitations.
Child Care Law Center
PO Box 9066
Berkeley, CA 94709
(415) 558-8005
