In 2023, the final budget expanded child care assistance eligibility to reach more families who need help paying for care. But these expansions won’t become a reality for the families who need them most while the childcare workforce earns less than 96% of all jobs in the state and systemic barriers stand between families and the assistance they need.
On Tuesday afternoon, 300+ members of the Empire State Campaign for Child Care will gather in the Well of the Legislative Office Building for its annual Child Care Advocacy Day.
They will be joined by childcare providers, parents, grandparents, union members, advocates, and employers from 60 Senate districts and 120 Assembly districts across New York State, all coming together to advocate for increased pay for the childcare workforce and important steps towards a child care system that meets the needs of all of New York’s families.
See below for a list of their 2024 Advocacy Day priorities:
