California’s indefensible failure to adequately pay child care providers
By Annette Nicholson It’s 5 a.m. and the stars are still bright in the sky. I’ve already been awake for
By Annette Nicholson It’s 5 a.m. and the stars are still bright in the sky. I’ve already been awake for
Jean Elle, NBC Bay Area, May 4, 2017 Taking time off work and spending the night out in the cold.
Center for American Progress, April 6, 2017 Access to affordable, high-quality child care is essential for children and families. On
With a new president in office and a new administration at work, changes are coming that will affect IHSS providers,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2016 Sacramento – The 2016 UDW/AFSCME Local 3930 (UDW) Legislative Scorecard is now available. This
My name is Helen Torrez, and I am a family child care provider in Merced County. I’m not sure if
My name is Ana Fierro, and I’m a family child care provider in Modesto. My mother-in-law’s influence iswhat convinced me
by Zak Mustapha, The Huffington Post, September 6, 2016 Taking care of children during their early years is simply one
By Clyde Weiss, AFSCME, August 19, 2016 The need to make child care more affordable for families has been an issue
Last night, UDW child care providers across the state and at our offices in Orange and Sacramento counties attended our
By Doug Moore, UDW Executive Director Gloria Carter has run a home-based daycare in Sacramento County for over 20 years.
By the Editorial Board, The Sacramento Bee, May 23, 2016 No state was sorrier than California during the recession, when
Last week, we held our second monthly UDW family child care meeting. Local family child care providers attended the meeting
By Mike Luery, KCRA, May 12, 2016 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —A recent slump in the stock market is causing a
