Sandra M. - Parent

My daughter is currently 7 years old and in the 2nd grade. When she was born until school age, I struggled finding affordable child care. So I could only work part-time and I’m a single mother, which made paying the rent and all of my other expenses very stressful.

What would affordable, high-quality early education and child care mean for your family? What would be different if you had access to such a program?

It would’ve made a big difference in my quality of life for me and my daughter. Then I would’ve been able to comfortably work full time. I was lucky that my part-time jobs allowed me to bring my daughter as needed. Affordability is the biggest issue for me. I know how important it is for young children to go to early educations programs and it’s not fair, that if you can’t afford it, your child can miss out.