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06/22/2026

06/17/2026

DCAEYC is sharing this opportunity from DC Action and Under 3 DC for parents and early childhood educators who are currently on DC’s subsidy voucher waitlist, actively looking for care, or pregnant and planning for care in the near future.

Your experience matters. These confidential interviews will help document how the waitlist is affecting families’ ability to access affordable, high-quality early learning, go to work or school, and manage family finances.

Scan the QR code to learn more and share your experience or click here: https://tinyurl.com/mtp4j8su

06/16/2026

DCAEYC will be at the Final Wednesday Walkaround on Wednesday, June 17, joining early childhood educators, directors, families, partners, and community allies at the John A. Wilson Building.

This is the final walkaround before the DC Council’s final budget vote, and there is still work to do. The Council still needs to secure the final $2 million needed to fully sustain the Pay Equity Fund and protect the progress that early childhood education professionals have fought so hard to achieve.

No advocacy experience is required. Participants will receive support, materials, and guidance before meeting with Council offices.

Wednesday, June 17
12:00 to 2:00 PM
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC

Join us and RSVP here: https://shorturl.at/FNy4n

06/11/2026

06/09/2026

In response to the DC Council’s first vote on the FY27 budget, a budget that restores baseline funding for the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and enables the elimination of the enrollment freeze for subsidized child care, our coalition issued the following statement: https://under3dc.org/newsroom/dc-council-rescues-child-care-future-remains-uncertain/
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En Español

En respuesta a la primera votación del Consejo del Distrito de Columbia sobre el presupuesto para el ejercicio fiscal 2027 —un presupuesto que restablece la financiación básica del Fondo para la Igualdad Salarial de los Educadores de la Primera Infancia y permite eliminar la congelación de las inscripciones en los servicios de guardería subvencionados—, nuestra coalición ha emitido la siguiente declaración: https://under3dc.org/newsroom/dc-council-rescues-child-care-future-remains-uncertain/

06/09/2026

06/05/2026

On Monday, June 8, DCAEYC will join DC Action, the DC Action, community partners, advocates, and policy leaders at the John A. Wilson Building for the Child Care Cafe.

Together, we will stand in support of early childhood education professionals, families, children, and the future of DC’s early learning system. This is an important opportunity to understand what is included, and what is not included, in the Chairman’s FY27 budget for early education, and to continue raising our collective voice for stable, meaningful investment in the field.

Monday, June 8
9:00 to 11:00 AM
John A. Wilson Building Atrium (1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC)
Link to RSVP: https://shorturl.at/qtRO4

06/05/2026

On Tuesday, June 9, DCAEYC will join DC Action, Under 3 DC, and community partners at the Wilson Building as the DC Council takes its first vote on the FY2027 budget.

We invite our members and early childhood education supporters to stand with us for DC’s children, families, and early childhood education professionals.
Can’t attend in person? You can still take action by calling and emailing DC Councilmembers.

Read the full message: https://shorturl.at/xvqSM