Social Media Toolkit
Sample Tweets & Posts
“I support #NYSUniversalChildCare because it will give children across the state access to in person play and allow their parents to work and support their families.”
On the path to #NYSUniversalChildCare, we’re committed to prioritizing families and children who have been excluded by our broken child care system for too long. @GovKathyHochul, do not leave New York’s immigrant families behind in this year’s budget!
We need high quality, affordable, accessible childcare for every family, including immigrant families. We need a living wage for the child care workforce, and we need to expand subsidies! It’s time for #NYSUniversalChildCare now! @govkathyhochul, @andreascousins, @carlheastie
Young children learn best with consistency & stability. Their early childhood education shouldn’t be dependent on the fluctuating work schedules of their parents. @GovKathyHochul, @AndreaSCousins, @CarlHeastie, we can end this unfair practice in the budget! #NYSUniversalChildCare
If child care programs cannot offer competitive wages, we will never have enough care for all of NY’s families who need it. @GovKathyHochul, @AndreaSCousins, and @CarlHeastie must prioritize the workforce in the final budget! #NYSUniversalChildCare
Last Nov. in Buffalo @GovKathyHochul made a promise to parents & child care educators. Now, we need her to uphold that promise. Call her now at 518-474-8390 & tell her NYers need no less than $3b for #NYSUniversalChildCare in the state budget this year! https://youtu.be/59n1h_wCDiM
For the next week, leaders from the NYS Senate and Assembly will be meeting with @GovKathyHochul to negotiate the final state budget, due on April 1. We can’t stop now! Call today to urge the Governor to include at least $3 billion in the final budget for #NYSUniversalChildCare
The final budget must expand affordable, quality child care and end the legacy of poverty wages for those who provide it. Call @GovKathyHochul TODAY with a message that she must include at least $3 billion in child care in the final budget #NYSUniversalChildCare
There isn’t much time until the final budget is decided! Email @GovKathyHochul, @AndreaSCousins & @CarlHeastie now & tell them the final budget must include not a penny less than $3b for #NYSUniversalChildCare! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-state-leaders-we-need-at-least-3b-for-child-care?source=direct_link&
Budgets are about priorities. We need @GovKathyHochul, Senate Majority Leader @AndreaSCousins and Speaker @CarlHeastie to put families first! Email them now to tell them we need not a penny less than $3B in the final budget for #NYSUniversalChildCare
For too long, underinvestment has meant the child care system is subsidized by the poverty wages of child care providers. Investment in #NYSUniversalChildCare means investment in a thriving wage for child care providers, @GovKathyHochul, @AndreaSCousins, and @CarlHeastie!
Throughout the pandemic, New York’s immigrant families have been the bedrock of many essential workforces. Now, @GovKathyHochul, @AndreaSCousins, and @CarlHeastie must support them by ensuring they do not face barriers to receiving the child care they need. #NYSUniversalChildCare
Stories and Links
“These are historic proposals, there’s no other way to put it. New York would be moving to a new vision, a new way of thinking about child care, and that would be really remarkable.” #NYSUniversalChildCare https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/21/nyregion/universal-childcare-ny.html
New York education advocate: Investing in child care ‘way better than giving a billion dollars to the Buffalo Bills’ #NYSUniversalChildCare https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/politics/2022/03/18/new-york-education-advocate-on-investing-in-child-care