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Nigel Bristow gets the Moms' Seal of Approval on Child Care

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Updated: Oct 23, 2024






MomsRising and Nigel Bristow for Congress today announced that Nigel Bristow has earned a Child Care Seal of Approval from MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families. He is the first candidate for public office in North Carolina to earn a Child Care Seal of Approval so far this year.

 

Finding high quality, affordable child care is one of the greatest challenges facing young families in the United States. Child care costs more than public college tuition in many states and nearly half of Americans live in child care deserts, where there is a significant shortage of providers, according to the National Association for the Education of Young Children. As a result, millions of moms and caregivers have been forced out of the workforce, jeopardizing their financial security, exacerbating our labor shortage and supply chain problems and causing grave harm to our economy. At the same time, the early educators are terribly underpaid, with many child care workers leaving the field because they can make higher wages in fast food or other sectors.

 

MomsRising’s mom-made, mom-approved Child Care Seal of Approval was created in 2024 to raise the profile of child care as a campaign issue at the local, state, and national levels and to challenge candidates to commit to child care solutions that meet the standards of America’s moms. The ultimate goal is to elect more officials who will advance high quality, affordable child care. It launched on August 27 and so far, # candidates have earned the seal.

 

 “I’m honored to receive the Child Care Seal of Approval from MomsRising,” Nigel Bristow said. “It demonstrates that I have my finger on the pulse of District 9, and that people here can be sure I will work tirelessly to increase federal/state child care funding so we can all hold jobs and care for our kids, and so care workers can earn a living wage and child care programs can keep their doors open.”

 

“Moms, parents, and families across the nation are joining MomsRising in saying we are ready to Mom the Vote for child care. We will only end the child care crisis that is costing families, businesses, and our economy so dearly if we elect leaders with a real commitment to finding solutions,” said MomsRising Executive Director and CEO Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. “We applaud Nigel Bristow, and every candidate who has earned the Child Care Seal of Approval. Our future really is in their hands.”

 

Founded in 2006, MomsRising has thousands of members in all 50 states.


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