Add Your Name Today to Fix Child Care! Governor Josh Shapiro is already working on his administration’s priorities for the 2025-2026 state budget. Join us in urging the Shapiro Administration to invest $284 million in new and recurring state funding to implement a child care teacher recruitment and retention initiative to fix our child care staffing crisis. Pennsylvania currently has tens of thousands of parents struggling to find the care they need to work and support their families. With more and more child care classrooms closing, the number of families without safe, reliable child care will only increase. The staffing crisis can only be fixed by directly addressing the industry’s unlivable wages. Child care wages are so low, in fact, that they do NOT meet the cost of living in ANY county in Pennsylvania. Read the full petition. Please consider adding your name to this petition by completing the online form. Together we can send a strong message to Governor Shapiro that Pennsylvania must fix child care! Get Public Policy Updates To accomplish this important work, we need supporters who will join us to raise their voices, use traditional and social media, and meet with policy makers. By signing-on to our Public Policy Agenda, you’ll receive action alerts to advocate on behalf of young children, their families, and the early care and education professionals who interact with them. Enter your information below to sign-up for our public policy updates and take action: Password First Name * Last Name * Email * Mobile Phone * Address 1 * Address 2 City * State/Province * AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingAmerican SamoaFederated States of MicronesiaGuamMarshall IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsPalauPuerto RicoU.S. Minor Outlying IslandsVirgin IslandsArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces Europe, the Middle East, anArmed Forces PacificAlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaNorthwest TerritoriesNunavat TerritoryOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon Territory Zip * Company Name E-communication Subscriptions* Trying Together Newsletter Public Policy Alerts TweetSharePin1Share1 Shares
