The fight for a strong contract continues!

After four consecutive days of negotiations in Sacramento, our CCPU Bargaining Team was ready to finalize a new contract with the state before our current agreement expired on July 1, 2025. But the state refused to address the crisis that providers face keeping their doors open to serve families. In fact, they walked away from […]
California must stabilize child care now with immediate stabilization pay to keep providers’ doors open!

Patricia has been operating her home child care service for nearly eleven years; however, she is contemplating the closure of her business within a matter of days due to low pay, which ranges from $7 to $10 per hour from the state. This situation results in families losing access to affordable child care options. Like […]
Final Budget Agreement Makes Progress Toward Stabilizing Child Care, Providers Recommit to Finishing the Job at the Bargaining Table

SACRAMENTO, CA – The over 60,000 family child care providers in California represented by Child Care Providers United (CCPU) responded to the California Senate’s 2025-26 budget proposal released today with this statement from Max Arias, CCPU’s Chief Spokesperson and Chair: “After weeks of powerful events and intense mobilization by child care providers, legislators and the […]
As Recession Looms, Governor Newsom Threatens Access to Child Care for Working Families

SACRAMENTO, CA – The over 60,000 family child care providers in California represented by Child Care Providers United (CCPU) responded to Governor Newsom’s May Revision 2025-26 budget proposal released today with this statement from Max Arias, CCPU’s Chief Spokesperson and Chair: “Today, Governor Newsom missed a key opportunity to keep his commitment to child care […]
Taking away health benefits would undo years of progress for child care providers

Do you know what it’s like to grow up in a family that wasn’t able to afford health insurance? To become an adult with a successful and fulfilling job and still not be able to afford insurance for yourself or your own children? It’s traumatic. You live in fear of a broken bone, a sprained […]
Bargaining Update: We Took Action, Now the State Must Move!

This past weekend, we raised our voices and took action at the State Capitol. In honor of International Women’s Day, child care providers from across the state came together to demand that our work be respected—not just on one day, but every day. Instead of support, we were met with pushback and outright disrespect. The […]
Child Care Providers Deserve Respect—Not Stalling Tactics
Family child care providers in California are being ignored—and we won’t stand for it. On January 28, more than 150 family child care providers gathered at the bargaining table with the state, ready to make the true cost of care a reality and to fight for the benefits and protections we all deserve! The state […]
Governor Newsom is Failing Family Child Care Providers
Our CCPU Bargaining Team met with the state on Thursday, February 13th, to continue bargaining over financial assistance for fire-affected providers who are still recovering and rebuilding and unable to reopen to support families in their communities. Rather than receiving support, we were met with further disappointment and a lack of respect for our profession. […]
Take Action – Call Gov. Newsom and urge the state to stop delaying CCPU’s proposals!

On February 4th, our CCPU Bargaining Team met with the state over Zoom to continue bargaining our next contract. In our proposals submitted last month to tackle the wildfire crisis impacting numerous providers across Los Angeles County and the state, we demanded the state to continue financial support for those affected providers unable to resume […]
Child Care Providers Deserve Respect—Not Stalling Tactics

Family child care providers in California are being ignored—and we won’t stand for it. On January 28, more than 150 family child care providers gathered at the bargaining table with the state, ready to make the true cost of care a reality and to fight for the benefits and protections we all deserve! The state […]