New York Moms, Dads, Caregivers and Child Care Providers: Share your Child Care Story With Us!
In New York we know: Child care doesn’t work for parents if it is not working for child care providers— and the truth is that across the country, and certainly in New York state, so many child care providers are making poverty wages and many have been unfortunately forced to leave a profession they love in pursuit of higher paying jobs that pay more and often come with health insurance, retirement benefits and more.
In New York State, Twelve percent of child care workers in New York State fall below the poverty line.
To be clear, parents’ and providers’ lives are intertwined: if parents cannot find child care, they cannot work. The bottom line when it comes to child care: We are in this together: Parents and providers. That’s why we need to share our experiences with lawmakers across New York State– so that they understand what parents are facing in all regions, from Niagara Falls to Montauk.
Parent and provider stories like yours are really critical in helping lawmakers understand the child care struggles that parents and providers all over the country are experiencing.
Stories are incredibly powerful to humanize data and figures. Parent and provider experiences are critical to show why investments in child care are necessary!
- What has your experience been with child care?
- Why does having access to quality child care matter to your family?
- How has accessible or lack of accessible child care impacted yours and your family's lives?
- How's the cost of child care impacted you? Is affording child care a struggle?
- Are you able to find the care you need for your child?
- What would you do if your child care provider closed suddenly? How would it hurt your family?
- Have you ever been unable to work, lost a job, or had to reduce your hours because you didn’t have child care?
- Are you a child care worker trying to support a family on poverty-level wages? Or a child care provider trying to keep your doors open?
- Why is it important to you that your child’s teacher is paid enough to support their family?
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