Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the District, child care/early learning programs were already stretched thin. There weren’t enough slots for all the infants and toddlers who needed them.
In its inaugural year, the Under 3 DC coalition of parents, early childhood educators, community-based organizations, business owners, and health professionals worked together to reverse the mayor’s budget cuts to child care.
By Luis Chavez | I’m a Parent Resource Worker at Mary’s Centers home visiting program where we provide materials and developmental support to new and expecting moms in the District.
By Michal Young, MD | A significant racial disparity exists among the certified lactation consultants for the District. We’re working with the Department of Health to increase the number of racial and ethnic minorities to better mirror our population.
By Rosa Peleaz | I am a registered family child care provider in Ward 4. When COVID-19 hit, I was immediately out of work and have been for over two months.
Investments in early learning are clearly a necessity for reopening the District and supporting long-term economic recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed and compounded existing issues of access, quality, equity, and funding.
Unless otherwise noted, data shown is based on the most recently available data which for most measures is the 2015-2019 5-year average (previous data 2010-2014). Individuals who are Black and Latinx may be counted in both groups.
DC Action’s DC Kids Count site is a publication of DC Action and funded, in part, by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The findings and conclusions presented are those of DC Action and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Foundation. DC Kids Count provides the best available District-wide and ward-level data to measure and track the well-being of our District’s children and young adults. DC Action is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
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