Thriving Families CA

Last week, the Senate released its budget proposals, including a number of child care issues.

This week, the Assembly will release its proposals. Budget reconciliation between the two Houses will continue until June 15!

Learn more by clicking below!
https://www.thrivingfamilies-ca.org/state-budget

facilities are places where children can safely learn, grow, and socialize during crucial developmental years.

They must be protected so parents can feel safe using programs like while they work to support their families 🗣️👏🤝

New Survey of Head Start Providers in 7 States Charts ICE’s Negative Impact Half of Head Start leaders reported ICE activity near their center within the past year, and nearly 80% of staff cited its harmful impact on attendance.

needs don't disappear in the summertime; however, "51% of children are unable to enroll, mostly due to high costs & a lack of transportation."

Programs must be built to fulfill family needs year-round so parents can earn and children can learn!
https://hechingerreport.org/summer-camp-is-child-care-but-many-families-miss-out/

"Child care costs have risen twice as fast as inflation" 😟👎
Legislators at the state and federal levels must explore all avenues to sustainable invest in

Strong communities and a robust economy rely on an affordable child care system for all!

Millions Would Save Over $1,300 Per Month Under Proposed Plan - AOL Elizabeth Warren is pushing Democrats to support universal child care. If legislation is enacted, it may help millions of families save over $1,300 per month.

"The system appears to be designed to sustain itself rather than to adequately meet the needs of families, providers, and children simultaneously" 📢🗣️
funding can't just be about survival, we must continuously build up the system & those in it!
https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/childcare-industry-crisis

In many U.S. states, "Parent fees are being slashed...Child care offerings are expanding...[and] staffing is stabilizing. Do you know what these places all did? It wasn’t regulatory reform. It was public money"
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Investing in families pays off for all!

Child Care "Overregulation" is a Shiny Object Reform is needed, yet spurious arguments abound

"Policymakers must...bring down costs, invest in the workforce...& move the country in the direction of a universal child care system that can meet the developmental and educational needs of all young children"👏🗣️
Learn more about how and why on June 4 by clicking below!⤵️

The Nationwide Child Care Crisis: Addressing Affordability and Supply Shortages A discussion about new research, the impacts on families and communities, and the actions that leaders in Congress are taking now to build toward a child care system for the future that supports the nation’s youngest learners.

"Research in California reports that 60% of children live in child care deserts"
friendly zoning laws help provide more access to child care and create 👏👏

Zoning Creates Not Just a Housing Affordability Problem, but a Childcare Affordability Problem Too Childcare affordability and access are regulatory problems, but many miss the extent to which these...

ICYMI: TFC's weekly newsletter hit inboxes yesterday morning!

Click below to read an Op-Ed from our CEO and see all the latest news on and more 👏🗣️📢

Thriving Families CA Foundation: Monday Morning Update for the Week of May 26, 2026 Email from Thriving Families CA Foundation May 26, 2026 | Issue #20 Support of the Monday Morning Update For 2026 please consider a donation to help support delivery of the Monday Morning Update

The deadline for a final approved state budget is coming up! Click below to check out a guide from California Budget & Policy Center that breaks down everything you need to know about the and more 👏👏👏

First Look: Understanding the Governor's 2026-27 May Revision Stronger-than-expected revenues do not solve all of the state’s challenges. The 2026–27 budget is Governor Newsom’s last opportunity to fully respond to the harmful federal cuts enacted through H.R. 1.