Kids Count on Us

@kcoumn.bsky.social

We are a coalition of MN community-based childcare providers, teachers & parents who believe that all children deserve high-quality care & workers deserve thriving wages and benefits. We're organizing together to transform how we do childcare.

How do you know where candidates stand on childcare? You host a candidate forum and ask them! Great evening with Representatives Zack Stephenson and Kari Rehraurer in Senate District 35 at Creative Kids. They even got the quintessential politician holding a baby photo! #FundChildCareNow

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St Paul showing off its amazing childcare programs! And telling candidates and elected officials all about childcare and why we should have universal childcare. Thanks to Community Child Care Center for hosting and Rebecca Noecker and Robin Gulley for hanging out with kids, parents, and teachers!

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We look forward to a time (and will keep organizing for a time) when we don't need to make statements like this. Sending love to our Somali neighbors and communities across Minnesota.

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How do our elected officials know about the challenges childcare providers and families are facing? YOU tell them. @SenatorJohnHoffman visited @CKAOrono today to talk childcare, and read to the kids. We've seen him in action before. He's a fan favorite in the reading department! #ChildcareForAllMN

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27 people came out last night to engage with candidates at one of our first candidate forums. We invite all the candidates and ask them all the same questions so we can learn about their thoughts on childcare! Thanks @SenatorHeatherGustafson and Jim Demay for joining us!

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At the premiere of @MomsFirst’s “No Country for Mothers” tonight! The overwhelming theme of the film is childcare and how it’s not working. Parent and #ChildcareForAllMN leader Ashley Gustner was on the panel and talked all about how we CAN have universal childcare because we absolutely can!

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A super full day at the Capitol including a bonus press conference about universal childcare with @ChildCareforEveryFamily! Julie, Chelsey, and Ashley got to talk Childcare for All MN and sport these awesome "Universal Child Care or Else" bags. They are ready to win #ChildcareforAllMN

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We skipped a few days and now we're down to only 4 days left before June 13 and the Childcare for All MN block party. And this parent's comment tells you exactly why we need universal childcare!

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