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📢A pro-early childhood budget is a pro-growth budget. ☎️Call your Councilmembers today at (202) 724-8000 to urge them to invest in early childhood programs like the #PayEquityFund and childcare subsidy in FY26 and beyond. dub.sh/SmdvVFw

The data is clear: 79% of voters support Head Start. ✅ In a letter to @educationweek, our Executive Director Yasmina Vinci makes the case for full funding. #InvestInHeadStart edweek.org/teaching-learn…

Thank you to @CMWendellFelder for meeting with our Parent and Teacher Ambassadors today to discuss FY26 investments in the #PayEquityFund and childcare subsidy. We’re grateful for your leadership on early childhood issues! #DCgov #DCbudget

Thank you @ChmnMendelson for proposing an increase to Pay Equity Fund and child care subsidy funding for next year 🙌

Thanks for covering this important but under-discussed issue - DC’s early childhood programs are under attack in the Mayor’s budget and this needs to be fixed by the DC Council if we want to maintain the child care market

🚨 The "Big Beautiful Bill" could mean 12M people lose Medicaid and 2M lose SNAP, per @USCBO. If these programs have helped your family stay healthy or fed, now’s the time to share your story. 📞 Call your Member of the House of Reps TODAY at (202) 225‑3121.

New: The future of DC's well-regarded program delivering pay raises for childcare workers is (once again!) uncertain, thanks to Bowser's budget. The pay equity fund runs out of money after 2026 in her proposal. And lawmakers expect they won't find the funding to change that.

Head Start: 🐣 Boosts kids’ outcomes 🗣️ Centers families' preferences 🏠 Grows community & supports parents 💰 Strengthens state and local economies Read more to learn more about Head Start & how you can advocate to protect it. americanprogress.org/article/debunk…

Teachers like Artia deserve fair pay beyond FY26. "As a single mother supporting a son in college, caring for an elderly parent, and raising my niece, I carry many responsibilities. Before the #PayEquityFund, it was difficult to stretch my paycheck to meet everyone’s needs."

Flat funding for the #PayEquityFund will cause a cut to wages, displacing early education programs currently in the PEF program, and denying entry to the program for as many as 100 child development homes, meaning denying urgently needed fair wages to #WashingtonDC residents &…

"How can teachers like me plan for the future if our salaries are only guaranteed for one more year? How can we continue to build our careers in early education if we constantly have to worry about whether our pay will be cut?" Stephanie Reese, an @DCEducare teacher, echoes the…

We urge the @councilofdc to fully fund the #PayEquityFund with $80 million in FY26 and across the financial plan. The District's ECE teachers are counting on you @CMWendellFelder @CMCHenderson @CMRobertWhiteDC @CM_McDuffie @ChmnMendelson @AnitaBondsDC