Our coalition lifts the voices and power of the community to advocate for more public investment to support families with infants and toddlers.
Washington, DC
Joined August 2019
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“The purpose of the BAT is to make sure all businesses are contributing to our shared resources, and right now there are many that are not because of the federal limitation on us,” said @EricaWilli, executive director of DCFPI
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What could stronger supports mean for #WashingtonDC families?
SNAP helps thousands of DC families put food on the table, while the Child Tax Credit can make a real difference in helping families make ends meet. But new barriers to SNAP and stalled progress on efforts to strengthen the CTC could make it harder for eligible families to get the support they need.
Our updated snapshots explore who relies on SNAP and the CTC, their impact on DC children and families, DC’s efforts to strengthen these programs, and what policymakers can do next.
🔎Read the full snapshots bit.ly/3USiQyd
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I need everyone to listen very carefully: **The administration cannot take this action by rule**! The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act is statutorily explicit that eligibility requires all parents with which the child resides to be working or in school. It would take an act of Congress to change that.
Breaking News: A Trump administration plan would direct child-care funds to married stay-at-home parents, people familiar with the plan say. nyti.ms/4gWkPJh
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Too many #WashingtonDC families are finding themselves locked out of affordable childcare because of the Bowser administration’s subsidy waitlist, which remains despite @councilofdc funding its removal earlier this summer. Our new report details its impact on families and early learning programs just as the new school year begins.
Read the full report: bit.ly/4gnIOSG📖
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Today, childcare programs are experiencing a disruption on the first day of DCPS Pre-K🌱
The childcare subsidy waitlist is creating empty classrooms at a time when families need childcare to work, learn, and thrive. They can't register for available seats and providers have openings. Read @WeAreDCAction's new report, Disrupting Care: The Impact of the District’s Childcare Waitlist, to learn more about how the waitlist is disrupting childcare programs, putting families at risk, and threatening #WashingtonDC’s affordable childcare supply.
Read the full report: bit.ly/4gnIOSG📖
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When DCAEYC Executive Director Berna Artis joined NAEYC’s Small Talk podcast, the future of the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund was still uncertain.
Listen to the full conversation on NAEYC’s Small Talk podcast: shorturl.at/qveFc
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Vaccines save lives.
Doctors know it. Scientists know it. Decades of research has proven it. And millions more children are alive and healthy as a result.
When public health guidance strays from scientific evidence, it creates confusion, erodes trust in life-saving innovations, and makes it harder for families to access the care they need.
We should never let politics stand in the way of medical care. Especially when it comes to our kids.
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Vaccines are among the most thoroughly studied, effective tools we have to protect children from serious vaccine-preventable diseases. Decisions about how and when vaccines are used should be driven by rigorous scientific evidence, patient safety, and independent medical and public health expertise. Altering a proven vaccination schedule without credible evidence risks weakening public confidence and putting children’s health at risk.
If you have questions about vaccines, talk to your child’s physician. Putting our children’s health at risk is not an option
Read our full statement: spr.ly/6011B1KUUS
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PARENTS: listen to your doctor NOT Trump or RFK Jr.
IGNORE Trump’s Executive Order. There is NO link between vaccines and autism.
In the middle of actual public health crises America deserves leaders informed by actual science. FIRE RFK Jr.
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The Trump administration today unveiled a radical proposed overhaul of Head Start, framed as “expanding access” but achieved through larger class sizes, fewer staff and credential requirements, reduced health and family services, and potentially shorter hours
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Earlier today, the federal government released proposed changes to the #HeadStart Program Performance Standards that would weaken one of our nation's most successful investments in young children & families.
Read Start Early’s full statement: itl.ink/1dfbba40
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Everyone keeps talking about DC's affordability crisis, but what does that really mean for residents? In a new blog, @DCFPI leveraged @EconomicPolicy's Family Budget Calculator to assess what % of DC households aren't able to make ends meet & keep up with growing costs. (1/3)
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A new report from @BrookingsInst reveals that the cost of child care is pushing families into financial instability, impacting the economy.
As policymakers continue to address affordability, child care should remain central to the conversation.
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@EricaWilli's statement on behalf of DCFPI: dcfpi.org/press-releases/hou…
“This bill underscores the long overdue need to advance DC Statehood as the only way to truly protect the District from damaging federal attacks..."
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"Child care was treated not as a private family challenge...but as a vital component of the infrastructure required to make a national economic strategy work" 👆👏
#Childcare is a linchpin to economic prosperity for businesses AND families 🗣️📢
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Thank you, DC Council, for investing in early childhood education and standing with families, educators, and young children across the District. Together, we are building a stronger DC!
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We're grateful for @CMWendellFelder's support for Ward 7 educators and families and his advocacy to help stabilize the Pay Equity Fund. Thank you for standing with DC's early childhood community. Now the @councilofdc must follow his lead and add $2M to the PEF at 2nd vote.
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1/8 🧵 @councilofDC just took its first vote on the FY27 budget, and thanks to relentless pressure from our advocates, partners, and families, nearly $100M for early childhood programs was restored. The fight isn't over, but this is MAJOR progress! Thank you to @ChmnMendelson & team for restoring the Pay Equity Fund after @MayorBowser's cuts. Here's what you need to know:
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Take a few minutes to read this rebuttal to the misguided WaPo editorial on a sound, progressive tax idea that would help solve structural budget issues that DC faces.
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@charlesallen: “Simply saying the word growth over and over again is not the same as supporting it." Thx for speaking on economic growth w/moral clarity. We must reject the notion that growth alone will put DC on sound fiscal footing, esp if there’s no plan for inclusive growth.