We are Parents and Child Care Workers, Uniting for Child Care for All
No matter what we look like or where we live, child care should be free and accessible for every family, and every child care worker deserves a living wage & benefits. Child Care in Illinois is in crisis. While this was true before COVID, the pandemic brought into sharp focus how this broken system, rooted in systemic racism, fails families, the child care workforce, and the economy. Because rich corporations and individuals have refused to pay their fair share of taxes, the resources that exist in our state are not available to invest in child care. That has led to underinvestment in this crucial social infrastructure, which harms working women and families. Starved of resources, the child care system rests on the devaluing of the vital work of the child care workforce, which is overwhelmingly female and disproportionately made up of immigrants and people of color.

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Below are steps you can take to move us closer to child care for all.