The Raising Child Care Fund is an initiative of ECFC that pools private foundation dollars to give grants to groups that lift up the voices of families, early educators, and allies—working alongside them to build powerful coalitions to transform child care and expand equity.
RCCF Partners in the News
Tax Breaks for the Wealthiest or Childcare for Everyone?
Mary Ignatius, Executive Director of Parent Voices California, wrote an op ed about how parents and providers in California used A Day Without Childcare to champion accessible childcare and improved pay and working conditions for providers.
Affordable Childcare Rally at the Ohio Statehouse
The CEO Project, a division of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, hosted an event on A Day Without Child Care at the Ohio Statehouse, to emphasize the message that it’s time to invest in affordable, quality care with living wages for those who nurture the children…
Opinion: DC Shouldn’t balance its budget on the backs of our babies
SPACEs In Action Executive Director, LaDon Love calls out DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposal to cut child care programs as harmful to our children and reinforcing the idea that child care providers do not deserve fair compensation.
National Day Without Child Care: Black Providers, Parents Explain Urgency Of The Moment
RCCF Grantees from Alabama, California, DC and West Virginia share reflections in this NewsOne article about why the urgency of the child care crisis in their states.
Children and advocates rally on Ohio Statehouse steps for National Day Without Child Care
More than 350 people — including parents, kids, and providers — flooded the Ohio state capitol in Columbus demanding funding for a more equitable child care system. The rally was organized by The CEO Project, a division of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative.
“We’re in a child care desert’: Oregon child care providers gather for national “Day Without Child Care”
Family Forward Oregon joined nearly 20 child care providers in seven cities across Oregon, gathered to raise awareness about what they’re calling a child care crisis.
Child Care Facilities in Ohio Close Down for the Day as Workers Call for Change in State Policy
Workers from child care centers around the state stood in the sunshine with signs outside the Statehouse, chanting “care not cuts” and “show me the money!” More than 250 child care providers and facilities were reportedly closed down in cities across Ohio.
On the Other Side of the Child Care Cliff, Over 1,000 Providers Stage One-Day Strike for A Day Without Child Care
1,080 other child care providers across the country who will be closing their doors and calling out to demand more funding for child care by taking part in the third annual Day Without Child Care. This year a record-breaking number of providers are shutting down….
Hundreds Rally to Save Child Care Fund Axed From Proposed Budget
Ladon Love, Executive Director of Spaces in Action DC helped organize a rally on the final day of public hearings of DC’s 2025 with about 200 early childhood educators, parents, and allies. Ladon said, “This is so important. We’re a part of the Under 3…
