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GSRP is a Michigan state-funded preschool program for 4-year-old children who come from low-income families. Darby is a teacher and the center’s founder. 2025-05-21T14:23:14+00:00monthlyhttps://motherforward.org/2024/10/11/wages-costs-take-center-stage-of-candidate-forum-on-child-care/https://motherforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/670993417912f.image_.jpg670993417912f.imageCandidates for elected office articulated their vision for how to reform and support the child care industry to keep more centers from closing during a Thursday night forum at the Sensory Zone on Madison’s northside. Mother Forward, an advocacy organization around the issues of accessible child care and paid family leave, hosted the event.2025-05-21T14:21:30+00:00monthlyhttps://motherforward.org/2024/10/19/whats-working-ballot-measures-in-three-locations-could-help-rural-women-bring-home-the-bacon/2025-05-21T14:17:46+00:00monthlyhttps://motherforward.org/2024/10/22/moms-question-candidates-childcare-paid-leave-views/https://motherforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/child-care-town-hall-1100x692-1.jpgChild-care-town-hall-1100x692QUESTIONED — Michael Kripchak, Democratic candidate for Ohio’s 6th Distrtact seast in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Iva “Ari” Faber, Democratic candidate for Ohio Senate District 30, answered questions during a town hall hosted Saturday by the national advocacy group Mother Forward at Froehlich’s Classic Corner. -- Christopher Dacanay2025-05-21T14:14:59+00:00monthlyhttps://motherforward.org/2025/05/20/empty-chairs/https://motherforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/39a38648-5229-421d-927e-059bd3fc3b7b_1206x1164.webpEmpty ChairsRiAnna, a mom in South Dakota, posted this picture in South Dakota, showing that the lack of family-supporting policy is impacting mothers everywhere.2025-05-21T14:05:05+00:00monthlyhttps://motherforward.org/2025/04/24/if-the-bottom-line-is-about-money-then-it-cant-be-about-people/https://motherforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/9403922f-de19-46a2-9de9-ede5bf21c9cb_1999x1333.webp9403922f-de19-46a2-9de9-ede5bf21c9cb_1999x13332025-05-21T14:03:12+00:00monthlyhttps://motherforward.org/2025/05/12/not-just-more-babies-these-republicans-want-more-parents-at-home/https://motherforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/00dc-stayathome-02-fglc-jumbo.webp00dc-stayathome-02-fglc-jumboVice President JD Vance with his wife, Usha, and children during a visit to the Taj Mahal in India last month.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times2025-05-21T13:59:26+00:00monthlyhttps://motherforward.org/2025/05/01/the-insulting-5000-solution-to-the-childcare-crisis/https://motherforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/babies-980x613-1.pngBabies-980x6132025-05-21T13:52:20+00:00monthlyhttps://motherforward.org/2025/05/19/child-care-providers-to-reopen-centers-urge-communities-to-join-call-for-funding/https://motherforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2026-05-16_chlld-care_schieffer-1024x768-1.jpg2026-05-16_Chlld-Care_Schieffer-1024x768Brynne Schieffer is a child care provider in Cameron, Wisconsin. She addressed a gathering outside the state Capitol on Friday, May 16, 2025. 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