Equity Starts Early
Early Start Washington
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Equity Starts Early is an effort to bring greater public awareness around the need for a a comprehensive early learning and child care system in Washington State, one that is accessible and affordable to all families regardless of race, income or geography. We are building a broad base of public and grassroots support to ensure that babies and children of all races and ethnicities across Washington State have access to high quality early learning and child care programs.
After mass closures, too little support, post-pandemic child care options will be scare All of them are caught in the unworkable math of pandemic child care: Too few tuition-paying children to support the needed staff. Too many new expenses required to keep the doors open safely. Too few loans and grants available to help bridge the gap for the mostly female small business owners who provide the bulk of the nation’s child care.
After mass closures, too little support, post-pandemic child care options will be scare All of them are caught in the unworkable math of pandemic child care: Too few tuition-paying children to support the needed staff. Too many new expenses required to keep the doors open safely. Too few loans and grants available to help bridge the gap for the mostly female small business owners who provide the bulk of the nation’s child care.