When my kids were very little, we were lucky to find an amazing home daycare run by an immigrant woman entrepreneur (& child whisperer) who had raised her own kids & now was running a small business, employing other immigrant women & allowing parents to work. (1/4)
https://twitter.com/EmilyRPeck/status/1391341468221067265
At one point, NY reduced child care vouchers that many parents were using to be able to afford day care. I remember at the time talking to parents who were going to quit jobs, reduce hours, or move kids to less good day care as result. We organized/advocated but no luck. (2/4)
Later, landlord evicted our day care on a technicality. He wanted higher paying & quieter tenants. Also fought this, unsuccessfully. Thankfully, she found a new space and is caring for a new crew of children. And glad finally ppl realize necessity of investing in daycare. (3/4)
(obviously some people knew this all along. Universal day care was first bill Rep Bella Abzug introduced, in 1971. And parents, esp mothers, have always known this. Investment in day care would be the best #MothersDay present for all of us.) (4/4)
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