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
Emergency child care funding is about to end. Expect more daycares to hike prices, close.
Melissa Colagrosso, CEO and senior director of A Place To Grow Children’s Center in West Virginia, said the additional funding meant the child care center could staff up by offering bonuses and make “much needed” infrastructure improvements, including updating lighting and replacing outdated HVAC systems….
End of Pandemic-Era Child Care Aid Spells Crisis for Millions of Working Moms
“No child in the U.S. should lack quality child care and no family or provider should struggle in this industry. These are common-sense solutions to an urgent problem.” – Prentiss Haney, Co Director of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative and Tamara Lunan, Director of the CEO…
Op-Ed: For Early Childhood Education, We’re At Mission Critical
“Children and families in our community – and in communities across the country – deserve a comprehensive network of investments that meet the needs of the most vulnerable among us.” – LaDon Love, Executive Director of SPACEs in Action
Guest opinion: Alabama must value children and families enough to invest in child care
“In America – including right here in Alabama – too many people are inundated with the belief that child care is a private responsibility rather than a public need. But look at what that attitude has created: The U.S. has a fragmented child care system.”…
‘Pay us,’ childcare workforce of women and women of color demand higher pay
“We need to do better, because we haven’t invested in its totality. We see these big gaps existing all over the place.” — Jasmine Gripper, Executive Director, Alliance for Quality Education (New York)
Call for Action to Make Affordable, High-Quality Early Education and Child Care Accessible to All
“We have been working hard to make high-quality early education and childcare affordable and accessible to all Massachusetts families.” — Deb Fastino, Statewide Director of the Common Start Coalition and Executive Director, Coalition for Social Justice (Massachusetts)
80% of Georgia voters support an insurance plan for paid leave. This bill would make it happen.
“Georgia currently has no law providing all workers with paid leave to care for a new child, a seriously ill family member or for their own serious illness.” — Mica Whitfield, Director, 9to5 (Georgia)
