Every Child, Quality Care
Every family deserves to have access to high-quality, reliable and affordable child care, and every child deserves early experiences that provide them with the love, support, stability, and tools they need to thrive socially, emotionally, and developmentally throughout their in life.
The Child Care Resource Center supports state and national child care public policy initiatives that advocate for and support our early childhood professionals to provide high-quality child care.
Ways That You Can Advocate
Early Care & Learning Council
Join the Early Care & Learning Council and take a stand for child care. State and national leaders need to hear your voices! Get involved with efforts to help make child care more affordable and accessible for all families.
Empire State Campaign for Child Care
Join the statewide coalition of parents, child care educators, and advocates who believe that every family in New York State deserves high-quality, universal child care and that every child care educator deserves to earn a thriving wage. Join and support the campaign for universal child care in New York State.
Think Babies
Not all babies and their families receive the support they need to help build a strong foundation for their future and the future of our communities. Join Think Babies and learn more about the issues impacting America's babies.
CACFP
CACFP is a complicated, but important program. While most people might hear “school lunch” and immediately understand what’s being talked about, hearing “CACFP” or the “food program” is not as instantly recognizable. If people don’t understand the CACFP, they are less likely to participate in or support the program.
Zero to Three
The Zero to Three Policy Center promotes good health, strong families and positive early learning experiences for all infants and toddlers. Sign up to get engaged and use your knowledge and expertise to impact public policy and make a difference in the lives of infants and toddlers.
NAEYC
Political will for early childhood investment is growing across the nation, but it needs our voices, together, right now, to create a movement. Check out the resources available to help you become the early learning advocate that you want to be!
Child Care Aware
Child Care Aware has provided tools and resources on the many different ways you can advocate for child care by contacting lawmakers and urging them to invest in child care, making your voice heard by sharing your own stories, and encouraging more advocacy through social media.
NAFCC
The National Association for Family Child Care is the leading voice for home-based family child care and early learning programs. Learn about ways you can advocate for policies to expand and promote the power of family child care.
National Head Start Association
As the power behind our nation's flagship early learning program, Head Start and Early Head Start staff instinctively advocate for children, families, their workplaces, and their communities. NHSA's legislative and political advocacy advances the profession and the cause of our youngest learners.