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Paying for child care in the District could get more difficult. Advocates say that’s because Mayor Bowser isn’t prioritizing funding for families and educators. dcnewsnow.com/news/local-new…
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Anne Gunderson
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Senior Policy Analyst at DC Fiscal Policy Institute focused on all things early childhood education.
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Anne Gunderson retweetledi
Among many, many other uses, you could basically double the Child Tax Credit for this amount of money, not to mention make it fully refundable and slice child poverty in half.
Jeff Stein@JStein_WaPo
SCOOP: The Pentagon asked the White House today for more than *$200 billion* for the Iran war supplemental, sources say Some White House aides think Congress won't support b/c it's so big Will tee up giant battle in Congress
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3/18: Today, more than 300 #WashingtonDC families, early educators, childcare providers, and allies gathered at the Wilson Building to fight against the elimination of the Pay Equity Fund and cuts to the Child Care Subsidy Program.💪💜
@MayorBowser and @councilofdc —hear us.📢Underfunding means programs closing, educators leaving the field, families losing reliable care, and children missing out on the stable, high-quality support they need to thrive.‼️
Thank you to @CMCHenderson @CMZParker5 @CMLewisGeorgeW4 for your solidarity!
#FundChildCare
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Today I joined families, teachers, & advocates for A Day Without Childcare to rally at the Wilson Building and demand full funding of DC's childcare programs.
As Councilmember, I’ll fight for free, universal childcare with professional wages for early childhood educators.
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DC's growth depends on its investments in child care. But those investments and DC's growth are now threatened in the FY27 budget. We are so proud of our Parent Ambassador Lauren Hooper who spoke at the rally and is featured in this @nbcwashington story:
nbcwashington.com/video/news/loc…
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Big rally of childcare advocates, including teachers and parents, at the Wilson Building today. They’re protesting the childcare subsidy wait list and other cuts expected for ECE programs. And very notable signs supporting the business activity tax to fund childcare…
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One of the asks is for new revenue, and advocates want a new business-activity tax. That would cover law and professional services firms that may not currently pay the city’s corporate taxes.
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The providers, parents and advocates are also pushing for Bowser not to defund the $70 million Pay Equity Fund in her next budget. This is the fund that’s used to increase child care worker pay so it comes closer to matching what teachers make.
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Solid turnout at the Wilson Building of child care providers, advocates, and parents protesting @MayorBowser’s decision to impose a wait list on D.C.’s child care subsidy program in order to contain costs. It goes into effect on May 12.
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle
NEWS: D.C. says that starting on May 12 it will implement a wait list for the child care subsidy program, which currently helps 7,500 kids from low-income families pay for child care. City officials say without it, enrollment growth will blow the program's $96 million budget.
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Lots of energy in front of the Wilson Building right now with educators, #childcare providers, and parents on this cold day to say 🗣️: no pay cuts for educators & no subsidy wait lists for families‼️
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#HealthCare4Childcare originated from the Pay Equity Fund and has allowed thousands of families to receive healthcare insurance for the first time. We must continue to fight to hold onto the Pay Equity Fund and the District must continue being a national leader on this issue.
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Our children can’t thrive if families don’t have access to affordable childcare—and if early educators don’t have the investment they need.
We have a moral obligation to protect DC’s childcare system in this budget—not ration it when families and educators need it most.
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High inequality is not only a matter of unfairness. It hampers economic growth and mobility, and as some research indicates, can destabilize democracies as the wealthy amass undue power over policy decisions.
Read more in our latest report: loom.ly/8j1UpYM
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On Wednesday, March 18, at 9:00 AM, early educators, parents, providers, and community allies will gather at the Wilson Building for a Day Without Child Care rally to call for solutions. We'll be there, will you?
👉 RSVP here: loom.ly/k1qYi4I @Under3DC
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Last Friday, the Bowser Administration froze new enrollment in DC’s child care subsidy program due to funding shortfalls. Families and early childhood programs will feel the impact immediately. Join DCAEYC’s Emergency Coalition Call, Today at 5 PM. Executivedirector@dcaeyc.org
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My kids' daycare is closing (with a month's notice) because of a reduction in federal, DC & private funding. They're closing 4 sites, 3 of them east of the river. Most of their clients are families with great financial needs. A massive blow to affordable, high-quality childcare.
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Here is what we think of @OSSEDC’s decision to implement a #childcare subsidy waitlist in May: “…when all but the wealthiest of DC families are tightening their budgets to withstand our current economic uncertainty, shutting the door midyear to families not already enrolled removes a building block of early childhood education from those who needs it the most…”
under3dc.org/newsroom/coali…
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“Instituting a waitlist for the child care subsidy program and preventing families from accessing this critical financial support harms children, families, the local child care industry, and DC’s economy.” washingtonpost.com/education/2026…
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