Parent Voices is a parent-run, parent-led grassroots organization fighting to make quality child care accessible and affordable to all families.We are committed to strengthening the capacity of parents to effectively advocate for their child care concerns.  PV combines leadership development, advocacy and community organizing in its efforts to increase funding, improve quality, and provide better access to child care.

Parent Voices accomplishes its goals through training in civic engagement, regular meetings, special events, media exposure, and participation in the political process. Parents testify before legislative and budget committees, help draft legislation, organize candidate forums, register voters, and encourage scores of other parents to become active in Parent Voices.

A project of the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, Parent Voices chapters are hosted by local child care resource and referral agencies. Currently there are 17 chapters in the following counties: Alameda-Hayward, Alameda-Oakland, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Los Angeles, Marin, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.

To learn more about Parent Voices and their upcoming events, visit their web site at www.parentvoices.org.

To contact Parent Voices, email parentvoices@rrnetwork.org

Labor Committee Hearing on the Shriver Report
Parent Voices activists testified on November 13, 2009 at a hearing of the congressional Committee on Education and Labor, convened by Rep. Lynn Woolsey in Marin County on The Impact of Women’s Growing Participation in the Workforce: ‘the Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything’. PV Parent Advocate Claudia Zamorano's official testimony was also featured on the website of the National Organization of Women in California .

Stand for Children Day
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 in Sacramento was a tremendous success! Here are a few photos, click on any one of them to see it larger and view more photos.

Thank You Speaker Nancy Pelosi for Economic Stimulus for Child Care!
February 27, 2009

Parent Voices organized a beautiful press event in San Francisco to thank Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, for her tireless and effective work to include $2 billion in new funding for child care in the economic stimulus bill that was signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009. To see photos, visit our event page!