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Child care is the backbone of our economy, preparing children for a lifetime of learning and supporting families all across our state. But today, parents struggle to find spots for their kids and when they do, they often can\u2019t afford it. Meanwhile, educators work for low wages and providers struggle to keep the lights on.<\/p>\n

Everyone knows how important child care is \u2014 we need the vision and will to make sure every working family can get the child care they deserve.<\/p>\n

We want to hear from you! At this session, we’ll ask for your feedback on the vision we’re fighting for. We’ll how policy changes when we work together, and invite you to be part of making our vision a reality! RSVP here!<\/a><\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"child-care-listening-session","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2025-11-18 18:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"11","day":"18","hour":"18","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2025-11-18 19:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"11","day":"18","hour":"19","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2025-11-18 23:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"11","day":"18","hour":"23","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2025-11-19 00:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"11","day":"19","hour":"00","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_abbr":"EST","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/childcare-listening-session?","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Community Meeting","slug":"community-meeting","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":12,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":157,"filter":"raw","id":12,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/12","collection":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":1164,"author":"3","status":"publish","date":"2025-04-21 14:47:33","date_utc":"2025-04-21 14:47:33","modified":"2025-04-21 14:47:33","modified_utc":"2025-04-21 14:47:33","url":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/venue\/sunflower-community-playspace-cafe\/","venue":"Sunflower Community Playspace & Cafe","slug":"sunflower-community-playspace-cafe","address":"3 Gorham Industrial Pkwy","city":"Gorham","country":"United States","state":"ME","zip":"04038","stateprovince":"ME","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"Sunflower Community Playspace & Cafe","description":"","url":"","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"3 Gorham Industrial Pkwy","addressLocality":"Gorham","addressRegion":"ME","postalCode":"04038","addressCountry":"United States"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"mainepeoplesalliance.org?id=1164","global_id_lineage":["mainepeoplesalliance.org?id=1164"]},"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Child Care Listening Session","description":"<p>Child care is the backbone of our economy, preparing children for a lifetime of learning and supporting families all across our state. But today, parents struggle to find spots for their kids and when they do, they often can\u2019t afford it. Meanwhile, educators work for low wages and providers struggle to keep the lights on. Everyone knows how important child ... <a href="https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/event\/child-care-listening-session\/" class="more-link">Read More<\/a><\/p>\\n","url":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/event\/child-care-listening-session\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2025-11-18T18:00:00-05:00","endDate":"2025-11-18T19:30:00-05:00","location":{"@type":"Place","name":"Sunflower Community Playspace & Cafe","description":"","url":"","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"3 Gorham Industrial Pkwy","addressLocality":"Gorham","addressRegion":"ME","postalCode":"04038","addressCountry":"United States"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"performer":"Organization"}}