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Let’s talk about the shock families face when they begin the search for #ChildCare. 🧵
#ChildCare will likely cost more than their monthly mortgage or rent, and more than one year of tuition at a state public university. Most families have no option to lower costs. That's just affordability, though. What about access?
About half of families live in #ChildCare deserts, with no safe or affordable options. When they do find child care, many have to be put on a wait list – sometimes it can be 18 months long. For parents without #PaidLeave, this isn't realistic. And what about quality of care?
This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Guaranteeing Universal Early Childhood Education
Only one party understands that a quality education is a critical public good-NOT a commodity. A quality education is the right of every child, no matter where they live.
Only one party understands that a quality education is a critical public good-NOT a commodity. A quality education is the right of every child, no matter where they live.
#Democrats believe that all children across the United States should have access to high-quality early childhood education programs. 2/12 #DemPartyPlatform #EduPolicy #UniversalPreSchool
#Democrats will work with states to offer pre-K for all three- and four-year-olds and expand Head Start and Early Head Start. 3/12 #DemPartyPlatform #HeadStart #UniversalPreschool
