Analyzes the defeat of the California child care tax credit bill and suggests avenues for parents, child care groups, and professionals to use in future advocation efforts. (BJD)

Addresses the issues surrounding the problem of providing both high quality and affordable early childhood programs, particularly day care and family day care, to all families. (BB)

Maintains that the reasons behind child care workers' low pay are inequitable wages for women, devaluation of children, and minimization of the skill involved in working with children. (BB)

Presents the results of a survey of Minnesota families on the waiting list for child care assistance--families eligible for assistance for whom no funds are available. Suggests that this waiting has a devastating economic and emotional impact on those families. Proposes the child care sliding fee program as a possible solution to these problems.…

The title of this article is the theme of the Child Care Tax Credits Outreach Campaign launched by the National Women's Law Center. It is designed to publicize information about tax assistance for low- and moderate-income families and to provide training to child care providers. Sources of additional information are cited. (LB)