Childcare & Early Education

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

January 11, 2019

The government shutdown closed my child care center, but my husband and I have to work. That means we're paying for child care twice.

Katie Hamm

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

January 4, 2019

As we begin the New Year, every new headline reminds us that these are very tumultuous times. I start this season redoubling my determination to focus all my energies towards helping build a transforming movement for children to end child poverty and inequality at this extremely dangerous time of...

Marian Wright Edelman

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Childcare & Early Education

January 2, 2019

Anyone else needing an extra cup of coffee, and feeling a bit sluggish as we head back to work today? The back to work + school + childcare grind is a struggle working families in California know all too well. Whether it’s finding access to high-quality preschool, or finding a childcare slot for a...

Donna Hoffman Cullinan

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising Near You

December 21, 2018

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Jamie in Washington about how being able to access a childcare subsidy helped her and her two daughters. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . For me, my childcare story, started...

Abbie Gately

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

December 21, 2018

All during the Christmas season, as millions celebrate a poor, homeless child Christians call Savior, I think about the irony of some political leaders proposing (and citizens permitting) policies that would result in millions more children becoming destitute, homeless, and hungry and being...

Marian Wright Edelman

Give Today!

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Gun Safety

December 20, 2018

“My name is Denise. I’m a Mom.” Eight years ago, much to my surprise, I said those words at a town hall meeting and got a standing ovation.

Denise Zavaleta

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy Radio

December 17, 2018

On the #RADIO show this week we cover some spectacular recent wins in Congress, like the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act and SNAP in the Farm Bill, and how real people made them happen; we also cover a new report on uninsured kids and the importance of children having access to healthcare; then we...

Amber Dorsey

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising Social & Emotional Development

December 14, 2018

Every December at my center , parents ask me how to not spoil their children and how to manage the gift-giving frenzy of the holidays. The following are the answers to the most popular parent questions during the holiday: How many gifts should we give our kids? There is no magic number but if the...

Lina Acosta Sandaal

Power Up!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising Realistic & Fair Wages

December 12, 2018

Recently, MomsRising’s CEO/Executive Director, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner asked MomsRising staff members to share their favorite wins and innovations of the year. It turned out to be a very long list. To put it simply, the MomsRising community — which includes you! — CRUSHED it in 2018! The energy and...

Anita Sarah Jackson

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Social & Emotional Development

December 10, 2018

Although the concept has been around for some time, social emotional learning (SEL) has become the new buzzword in education circles, joining the ranks of other child and youth-centered keywords including trauma-informed teaching, restorative justice, and positive behavior intervention schools...