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California child care providers demand raises from Gov. Newsom as budget deadline looms

BY JEANNE KUANG Gabriela Guerrero’s children are all grown and have moved out, but the former stay-at-home mom never stopped raising

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Child care providers by day, Amazon drivers by night. Workers fight for living wages

BY JENNY GOLD Behind the white iron gate of her Boyle Heights home, Adriana Lorenzo’s concrete courtyard is filled with half

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Finding affordable child care over the summer challenging for many San Diegans

By Marie Coronel SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — As we head into the summer months with schools out, many parents sifting

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A lifetime of service and dedication: Pamela’s story

Pamela never quite imagined herself as a family child care provider. She had planned her life around her career as

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Childcare providers rally statewide demanding better pay, updated childcare system

Author: Jesse Pagan Members of the Child Care Providers United (CCPU) union say the childcare system in California is close to

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San Diego child care providers say ‘imagine a day without child care’

By Tania Thorne / North County ReporterContributors: Charlotte Radulovich / Video Journalist What would happen if there was no child care? It could cause

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California budget deficit could delay new child care funding

By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Every weekday, Patricia Moran has up to a dozen children in her San

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Residents gather for MLK celebration

By Andrew Hardy Even though the event was unfortunately delayed, the 26th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity March and Black

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California’s indefensible failure to adequately pay child care providers

By Annette Nicholson It’s 5 a.m. and the stars are still bright in the sky. I’ve already been awake for

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UDWA News Post

Parents in South San Francisco Skip Work, Brave the Elements in the Name of Affordable Child Care

Jean Elle, NBC Bay Area, May 4, 2017 Taking time off work and spending the night out in the cold.

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UDWA News Post

Helping State and Local Officials Advocate for Child Care

Center for American Progress, April 6, 2017 Access to affordable, high-quality child care is essential for children and families. On

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Fight, Protect, Win: Our Legislative Priorities in 2017

With a new president in office and a new administration at work, changes are coming that will affect IHSS providers,

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Governor Brown and the Legislature scored on their support for in-home care for seniors and people with disabilities in 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2016 Sacramento – The 2016 UDW/AFSCME Local 3930 (UDW) Legislative Scorecard is now available. This

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Quick reminder about new required vaccinations for child care providers

My name is Helen Torrez, and I am a family child care provider in Merced County. I’m not sure if

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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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6 Reasons You Should Choose a Career in Childcare

by Zak Mustapha, The Huffington Post, September 6, 2016 Taking care of children during their early years is simply one

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Child Care Workers Should Not Have to Live in Poverty

By Clyde Weiss, AFSCME, August 19, 2016 The need to make child care more affordable for families has been an issue

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Next step: child care rate increases

Last night, UDW child care providers across the state and at our offices in Orange and Sacramento counties attended our

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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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UDWA News Post

California is way behind on child care and it’s time to ante up

By the Editorial Board, The Sacramento Bee, May 23, 2016 No state was sorrier than California during the recession, when

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Winning justice for UDW family child care providers

Last week, we held our second monthly UDW family child care meeting. Local family child care providers attended the meeting

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