PRINTER'S NO. 2927
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
393
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, KINSEY, SCHLOSSBERG, M. MACKENZIE,
KAZEEM, McNEILL, RABB, PROBST, SANCHEZ, LABS, KHAN, VENKAT,
HILL-EVANS, CERRATO, HANBIDGE, GUENST, BOYD, BELLMON,
CONKLIN, D. WILLIAMS AND NEILSON, APRIL 11, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, APRIL 11, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 10, 2024, as "Child-Care Provider Appreciation
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, a
Statewide independent and nonpartisan nonprofit organization,
reports that nearly 500,000 children under five years of age
require child care so their parents and guardians can reliably
get to work and support their families; and
WHEREAS, The Council for a Strong America, a national
bipartisan nonprofit organization, reports that more than one-
half of parents in this Commonwealth report being late for work,
missing full days of work, needing to leave work early and being
distracted at work due to child-care struggles; and
WHEREAS, Research shows that access to high-quality child
care can increase the likelihood that a child will enter school
ready to succeed and the parents or guardians of the child will
maintain employment; and
WHEREAS, Research has further shown that participation in
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high-quality education when a child is young can have positive
impacts on the child's health outcomes later in life; and
WHEREAS, Child-care workers, including teachers, nannies,
caregivers and day-care workers, provide peace of mind to
parents and guardians, as well as an opportunity for young
children to learn and grow; and
WHEREAS, The National Association for Family Child Care
recognizes the critically important work of child-care providers
every year on the Friday before Mother's Day by celebrating
"Provider Appreciation Day"; and
WHEREAS, "Provider Appreciation Day" was first established in
1995 and is now celebrated across this nation to thank the
individuals who dedicate their lives to providing education and
support to our children; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate May 10,
2024, as "Child-Care Provider Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania.
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