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Child care is an equity issue.

In Massachusetts and nationally, our broken child care system highlights the devaluation of women and their contributions. It directly contributes to gender inequalities in workforce participation, pay, and leadership representation. Structural sexism deeply affects the early education and care system, disproportionately impacting women of color. The lack of substantial public investment in a comprehensive child care system has long hindered women from fully engaging in the workforce or maximizing their employment and earning potential. These outcomes further perpetuate economic, social, and political inequities for women.

At Neighborhood Villages, we know that fixing child care is central to advancing gender equity, as well as racial equity, economic mobility, closing the academic opportunity gap, and ensuring family prosperity. We envision a future in which ALL families have access to the affordable, high-quality early education and child care that families deserve and need.

That’s why we advocate for the early education and care policy reform that we need to realize lasting change.  And because change can’t wait, we implement innovative, on-the-ground, scalable solutions that address the biggest challenges facing early education and care providers and the families who rely on them. Learn more about our work here.

Join us today. Together, we can make early childhood education more accessible and equitable for families and ensure long overdue investments in educators and providers. Together, we can fix child care.