Thousands of Pennsylvanians Call on the General Assembly to Fix Child Care

HARRISBURG (June 24, 2025) – Today, Start Strong PA, delivered a petition containing 4,905 signatures to members of the General Assembly urging them to “Fix Child Care” by including sustainable state funds as part of the final 2025-2026 state budget to help address the child care sector’s on-going teacher shortage. The petition calls for, at minimum, the $55 million proposed by Governor Shapiro in new and recurring state funding to implement a child care teacher recruitment and retention initiative.