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Lifting up the voices of early learning and care professionals and parents from all corners of the country.

Maricarmen Macias, home child care provider, Chicago, IL

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 by SEIU Kids First

We are responsible for children’s development. It’s time to invest in our profession. I’m a licensed child care professional in Chicago. I have been a child care provider for six years. I love caring for our future. I treasure the relationship I am able to build with their families. That’s what makes my work so […]

Matt Hoffmann, parent/adjunct professor, Chicago, IL

Posted on August 10, 2015 by SEIU Kids First

As parent working as an adjunct professor, I still can’t afford child care. I am an adjunct sociology professor who teaches at Loyola in Chicago. Having a child makes it harder to teach. Because my annual income is around $20,000 a year, I can’t afford child care at all. When I am trying to get […]

Venetta Strickland, Center Teacher, Raleigh, NC

Posted on August 10, 2015 by SEIU Kids FIrst

Child care is my passion but I’m not paid enough to provide for my own children. Being a child care teacher is my passion. But sometimes I feel ashamed. I feel like less of a mom. That’s because even though I work hard and I’m good at my job, I am not paid enough to […]

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