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They May Be in Demand, But Child Care Workers Still Struggle to Make Ends Meet

There’s an overwhelming demand for child care in California but not enough people who provide it. The industry is notorious

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CCPU child care provider wins over $8,000 in back pay with the help of her union!

Being a family child care provider means running a small business. Sometimes we are so busy looking after the children

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CCPU member hosts state official to show day-to-day work of child care

Family child care providers help California’s working families get through their days, honor their commitments, and realize their goals. But,

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From one family child care provider to another

My name is Ana Fierro, and I’m a family child care provider in Modesto. My mother-in-law’s influence iswhat convinced me

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One way to fix our country’s child care crisis: invest in family child care providers

By Doug Moore, UDW Executive Director Gloria Carter has run a home-based daycare in Sacramento County for over 20 years.

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Terrie Maldonado: “Our daycare has been in my family for three generations”

Terrie Maldonado | Child care provider for over 20 years Our daycare has been in my family for three generations.

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Beth Upton: “I want to continue nurturing and preparing the future doctors and lawyers of the world”

Beth Upton | Child care provider for 16 years It is truly a joy to witness what children can become

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Karla Reed: “I became a family child care provider to educate children in my community”

Karla Reed | Child care provider for 15 years When my own kids were very young, my focus became giving

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Patricia Miranda: “All of the parents of the children in my daycare are struggling financially”

Patricia Miranda | San Ysidro, CA | Child care provider for 13 years Years ago, a 17-year-old mother brought her

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Melva Ramirez: “We have to do better for children, families, and providers”

Melva Ramirez | San Ysidro, CA | Child care provider for 10 years My biggest priority has always been giving

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Lori Christie: “Child care allowed a homeless mother to succeed against all odds”

Lori Christie | Imperial Beach, CA | Child care provider for 9 years I remember a mother who brought her

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Rosa Gurmilan: “Nearly all the money I make as a provider goes back into my daycare center to pay electric and gas bills, and make the insurance payments”

Rosa Gurmilan | San Ysidro, CA | Child care provider for  15 years I’ve been a child care provider for

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Melanie Mendoza: “I’ve always had a passion for working with children”

Melanie Mendoza | Imperial Beach, CA | Child care provider for 8 years I’ve always had a passion for working

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