Policy & Advocacy Skill-Building Webinars
What Does the Midterm Election Mean for Child Care?
Learn about the impact of the mid-term elections on child care policy and a preview of advocacy strategies for the new post-election landscape.
Catalyzing Growth: Leveraging Data to Advocate for Change Manage Product
Price of Care is the second in CCAoA’s new research series, Catalyzing Growth: Using Data to Change Child Care. This webinar features members of our research team will explain how the child care supply landscape and child care prices changed in 2021.
Introduction to Federal Funding
This four-part webinar training series that will introduce and refresh advocates on the primary funding streams for child care at the federal level. The training also includes taking information on how to engage in advocacy efforts for increased federal funding.
 | Mary Janssen: Hosting Visits for Lawmakers Hear from Mary in Iowa about how she hosts visits for lawmakers at child care facilities in her advocacy work in our first installment of the Advocate Spotlight. |
 | Robin Phillips: Engaging with Local Businesses Hear from Robin in Missouri about how she engages with her business community about the importance of child care in our second installment of the Advocate Spotlight. |
 | Marsha Basloe: The Power of Educators Sharing Their Stories Hear from Marsha in North Carolina discuss the importance and impact of early childhood educators sharing their stories in our third installment of the Advocate Spotlight. |
 | Lisa Hildebrand: Hosting A Candidate Forum
Hear from Lisa in Rhode Island about how important it is for advocates to discuss child care policy with state and local candidates by hosting a candidate forum. |
 | Jonny Carkin: Growing Your Non-Lobbying Advocacy Toolkit Hear from Jonny of Idaho about the various educational activities available for child care advocates, and the impact activation efforts like attending a rally to contacting a lawmaker has for the success of child care legislation. |
 | Janna Rodriguez: On the Importance of Early Care Educators in Advocacy Hear from Janna of New York, founder of the Innovative Daycare Corp, as she shares advice on how important it is for early care educators can get involved in advocacy, her journey, and tips to get started. |
 | Nancy Jost on the Benefits of Testifying on a Legislative Hearing Hear from Nancy of Minnesota, a fifty-year child care advocate shares her experience testifying for legislative hearings, why lawmakers must hear the personal narratives of early care educators, and what she learned from her run for the Minnesota State House in 2022. |
