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California child care providers have voted unanimously to ratify their first labor contract with the state.
The agreement ratified by Child Care Providers United promises raises for more than 40,000 home-based providers who care for kids from low-income families through state subsidy programs.
The union announced the results in a Facebook livestream Monday night, saying 99.6% of members who voted supported the contract
“Our record speaks for itself. We get it done,” said Sacramento child care provider Charlotte Neal during the livestream. “We have an opportunity to fix California s broken childcare system. Our work is not done. We have just begun.”
Assemblymember Janet Nguyen joins colleagues and Governor Newsom in signing AB 131 to support California childcare programs oc-breeze.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oc-breeze.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Newsom signs $2.6 billion child care and early education bill
Governor Newsom signs a $2.6 billion bill for child care and early education
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $2.6 billion Child Care and Early Education bill that would provide new and better resources for children and child care providers, KTVU s Tom Vacar reports.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill that would pump $2.6 billion into child care and early education in its first year on Friday.
It is a desperately needed relief to an industry that was so badly damaged by the pandemic, it actually slowed the state s recovery. Nonetheless, California is the third least affordable state for childcare in the nation.