Governor Inslee: go BIG for our littlest learners

83% of parents with children under the age of five struggle to access affordable, high-quality early learning programs for their children. Children and families across Washington are continually denied access to affordable high-quality early learning programs, like pre-k and childcare, that help build strong foundations for kids and families to thrive.

This is a CODE RED folks! Washington families need big solutions now and thankfully we have just the opportunity to make these solutions a reality. Governor Inslee will release a budget with his priorities for the 2019 legislative session at the end of this year and we are in prime time to remind him that kids and families are counting on him to be their champion. The countdown is on. The clock is ticking.

Join me and urge Governor Inslee to do big things for our littlest learners and ensure families have access to high-quality early learning opportunities like pre-k and childcare.

Sign our letter to urge Governor Inslee to do BIG things for our littlest learners and ensure families have access to high-quality early learning opportunities like prek and childcare.

Dear Governor Inslee,

As a Washington resident and a member of MomsRising.org, I am thankful for your ongoing leadership to expand access to affordable, high-quality early education and care. Early learning is a critical investment in our families, our communities, and our economy. Parents and caregivers can’t work if childcare isn’t working for them. And it shouldn’t be left up to luck alone to get access to affordable, high-quality early learning programs like childcare and ECEAP. We are experiencing a childcare crisis that is at the brink and we need big solutions that work for kids, families, early childhood professionals, and our economy.

Families know what works when it comes to our littlest learners: safe and nurturing environments, full of teachers who are well trained and fairly compensated, who reflect the diversity of our children, and meet the unique needs of every child. The truth is, families and early education professionals are stretched thin. It’s time for the state to open the doors of opportunity and invest in childcare that ALL families can access and afford, where educators make a living wage, and all children can thrive.

I hope that you will continue to do everything in your power to grow early learning opportunities for families in Washington by going big for our littlest learners and their families in your 2019 budget proposal.

Thank you for all you do for Washington families,

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