Family child care providers need your help!
Child care is the only way many working parents can balance career success with family responsibilities. Child care and early education are critical pieces of our human infrastructure – and essential for everyone to get back to work and recover from this pandemic!
Call Gov. Newsom TODAY from 9 am – 5 pm at 1-844-300-3801 and urge him to ensure family child care providers can keep their doors open!
Family child care providers are critical to California, yet we’re paid less than minimum wage. We have been meeting with the state to reach an agreement that will expand child care options for working families and make care more affordable. Our next bargaining session is on Thursday. Providers need the state to deliver a proposal on pay rates that is worthy of the essential work we do every day.
Please call Gov. Newsom NOW to make sure pay rates for providers are increased in this upcoming proposal!
Tell him that family child care providers need his help NOW and that without increased pay rates, many providers will be forced to close due to skyrocketing costs.
With a record surplus, the state can increase pay for providers, expand child care openings and make it affordable for working families.
Call #: 1-844-300-3801
Here’s an example of what you can say:
Parents:
“Governor Newsom, my name is ________________ and my child receives care from a child care provider from ___________ County.
Over 5,000 child care providers in California have closed their doors this year, unable to shoulder additional costs due to the pandemic, such as increased safety protections and needed investments in distance learning.
Working families like mine are in crisis. We need your help to keep our provider’s doors open so that we can continue to work, and none of our children fall further behind. We need the state to increase pay for providers, expand child care openings and make it affordable for working families. Our providers deserve a living wage.
As governor, you have a long history of supporting early childhood care and education, and we need you to take action now. Our lives and our livelihoods are at stake, and we urge you to work with child care providers immediately to develop real solutions to these problems.”
Supporters:
“Governor Newsom, my name is ________________ and I’m from ___________ County. Child Care is the only way many working parents can balance career success with family responsibilities.
Over 5,000 child care providers in California have closed their doors this year, unable to shoulder additional costs due to the pandemic, such as increased safety protections and needed investments in distance learning.
Working families in California are in crisis. We need your help to keep provider’s doors open so that Californians can continue to work, and none of our children fall further behind. We need the state to increase pay for providers, expand child care openings and make it affordable for working families. Providers deserve a living wage.
As governor, you have a long history of supporting early childhood care and education, and we need you to take action now. Our lives and our livelihoods are at stake, and we urge you to work with child care providers immediately to develop real solutions to these problems.”
Providers:
“Governor Newsom, my name is ________________ and I’m a child care provider from _______County.
Providers like me are in crisis. We need your help to stay open so that Californians can continue to work and their children do not fall further behind. We need the state to increase our rates, expand child care openings and make it affordable for working families. We deserve a living wage!
Our lives and our livelihoods are at stake, and we urge you to work with child care providers immediately to develop real solutions to these problems.”
After you make your call, ask five friends, family members, co-workers, and other working parents to also call the governor. It will take all of us to secure child care providers’ first union contract, and build a system that works for all families.
I have a special needs have no one to take care of her so i can go to work ..
I am working for 20 years in a same rate …
I’m supporting
Realmente si necesitamos Más aumento en los salarios Por qué aparte de qué tenemos muy poquitos niños en mi caso sólo dos es imposible vivir en el área de la bahía y es mi único recurso para sobrevivir
Es importante que tengamos un aumento con lo que ganamos ahora que es menos del salario mínimo no podemos sobrevivir y sobretodo aquí en el área de la bahía por favor urge un aumento
Señor Gobernador le pido, Nos proporcione tarifas justas a los proveedores de cuidado infantil hogareño
Homedaycare , nesecita su apoyo, para seguir con nuestras puertas abiertas para las familias trabajadoras de California . Con un salario justo
Las casas de cuidado Infantil , ocupan su apoyo señor Governador . Para seguir con nuestras puertas abiertas , para las familias de California . Solo pedimos un salario Justo
La verdad nos urge un salario justo para sobrevivir yo la verdad no me alcanza y estamos desesperados que nos ayude el sr Jovernador a proporcionar salarios justos
Are lo posible por apoyar para nuestros proveedores de cuidado infantil
Governor Newsom
It is very sad that you are ignoring better childcare services ourfor children .
Providers are extremely under paid we are asking and will continue to ask that you make a difference in the lives of our children, families and providers.
Soy una proveedora de cuidado infantil y si es un urgente aumento por nuestras nesecidades son muchas y no hay dinero que alcance espero ser escuchada
Señor gobernador le pedimos por favor que nos aumente nuestras tarifas
Ya que nuestro trabajo es esencial
Gracias
Señor gobernador le pedimos de nos aumente nuestras tarifas ya que nuestro trabajo es esencial
Para que los padres puedan trabajar y poder seguir manteniendo a sus hijos gracias
Senor Gobernador por favor no ignore nuestras necesidades en darnos un merecido aumento a nuestro salario, tenemos anos de estar percibiendo el mismo salario. Usted que tiene hijos sabe de lo importante que es nuestra responsabilidad como educadores mas que solo proveedoras de la educacion temprana. Nosotras sembramos las primeras semillas de aprendizaje a los ninos que tenemos bajo nuetra proteccion, cuidado, educacion y nutricion.
No es justo que por todo esto que ofrecemos a nuestras comunidades se nos de un pago misero que no nos da solvencia para hacer nuestros gastos en nuestro pago de Mortgage y demas servicios que debemos cubrir para ofrecer la calidad de servicios que merecen nuestros ninos en nuestras comunidades. Por favor, considere nuestra exigencia en aumento de salarios.
Senor Gobernador le pidemos por favor, nos ayude para que nos aumente las tarifas a las proveedoras de cuidados infantiles hogareños
muchas gracias
Señor gobernador necesitamos su pronta ayuda no nos deje por favor lo necesitamos ya que somos trabajadores y tenemos muchos Problemas que resolver no nos deje a polluelos
I’ve been doing daycare for 17yrs. Very rewarding but not easy Job. We Spend Ailton Our Own Money For Extra Supplies And To Meet Children’s Needs. I Love My Daycare Kids And Want To Make Sure There Taken Care Of By helping with school supplies computers books and even a gift for bdays and holidays to remind them how special they are. But at the same time I have to be able to pay my bills and support my family. And is only getting more expensive to live in California. Please We NEED!!! A Raise Now!!!
Los felicito por el esfuerzo que andan haciendo compañeros amigos miembros de la unión no estoy presente pero le pido a Dios que seamos escuchados por nuestro bien le dimos cero oídos del gobernador de California gracias.
Si nesesito nos más ayuda todo está muy caro todo a subido
Señor gobernador le suplico preste atención a este llamado soy Provedora desde 2005 y esta pandemia me afecto mi vida y mi negocio gracias .
I am supporting
Yes more money I am in home preschool teacher / Daycare provider I teach the children a lot and they get more one on one care in a smaller environment so yes I think we need to be paid as much as preschool/daycare facilities get paid. I think the pay should be more as well especially if you have a CE units and you are a teacher that means you’re just not sitting the kids in front of a TV if you post a lesson plan and you have a curriculum you should be paid just as much as somebody working in a facility or a owner that owns a facility.
Please help
Is to keep our doors open! I am a daycare provider for over 15 years. I am a mother of 4 kids and work over 60 hours per week to help my Community.
Please help us to keep our doors open! I am a mother of 4 kids and work over 60 hours per week to help my Community.
Thank you
Sr. Gobernador Newson:
Este mensaje es para que por FAVOR!
Nos TOME en CUENTA a Nosotras las PROVEDORAS CUIDADO DE NIÑOS!!
NECESITAMOS, que nos SUBA NUESTRA TARIFA de SALARIO!! IGUAL QUE USTED;
PAGAMOS CASA, COMEMOS, NECESITAMOS PAGAR NUESTRAS UTILIDADES, COMPRAR ROPA PARA EL DIARIO, PAGAR CARRO , GAS!! DEUDAS DE TARJETAS DE CRÉDITO ; QUE LAS SUBIMOS AL TOPE , en esta PANDEMIA!
NO Tengo que decirle esto que ya sabe;
Los PADRES DE FAMILIA , tienen que Salir a TRABAJAR!! y NO! PUEDEN DEJAR a SUS NIÑOS , BEBES SOLOS!!
NOS NECESITAN!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
SÉ QUE NOS VA TOMAR EN CUENTA y NOS AYUDARÁ!! De Antemano le doy las GRACIAS de mi PARTE y DE TODAS las PROVEDORAS EN GENERAL 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Señor Governador nos urge su ayuda se que uste me it’s nuestra ayuda en su puesto ayuda mutua para todos los proveedores de cuidado infantil en California ayuda
Governor Newsom
My husband and I are Child Care Providers in Contra Costa County for more than 30 years. We served children from 6 weeks to 12 years old. We are located in a low-income community and accept children from subsidy programs. The children’s parents are essential workers with low pay. Please take into consideration to raise our pay. We deserve to get a decent income to be able to stay open. The living cost in California rises from 2018 to 2021 to about 44% more and in the East Bay, the living cost is higher. California needs essential workers in the hotels, car wash, fast food, housekeeping, construction, etc. Not getting rise more family day care homes with flexible hours will close and parents will be forced to stay home with their children. Everyone deserves a better quality of life. Children are the future of America please keep them safe. Thank you!
Pedimos que aumenten las tarifas alas provedoras
Señor governador muchas proveedoras nesecitamos q tome en cuenta nuestro esfuerzo para mantener nuestras puertas abiertas a niños y nos de un aumento d salario en estos tiempos de pandemia nos emos mantenido mas espuestos a contaguios en nuestra ciudad.
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