06/15/2026
As California moves through the May Budget Revise, families are still waiting for the child care support they need to stay employed, care for their children, and build stability. Proposed cuts to subsidized child care would only deepen the strain on parents already facing long waitlists and too few options, like Carmen Perez of Parent Voices CA, whose experience shows how vital affordable care is for working families.
Every child deserves access to affordable, reliable care, and every family deserves the chance to thrive. Read more about Carmen Perez’s story: tinyurl.com/2606-MeetCarmen-KQED