HR 460 — A Resolution recognizing May 8, 2026, as "Child Care Provider Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania to show appreciation for all child care providers in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.    3107

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 460
                                              Session of
                                                2026

     INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, MAYES, O'MARA, VENKAT, HILL-EVANS,
        SHUSTERMAN, WAXMAN, HARKINS, KHAN, GUENST, HOHENSTEIN,
        McNEILL, GUZMAN, BRENNAN, HANBIDGE, MERSKI, HADDOCK, CEPEDA-
        FREYTIZ, MALAGARI, RIVERA, PASHINSKI, NEILSON, SANCHEZ,
        D. WILLIAMS AND CIRESI, MARCH 30, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, MARCH 30, 2026


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing May 8, 2026, as "Child Care Provider Appreciation
 2      Day" in Pennsylvania to show appreciation for all child care
 3      providers in Pennsylvania.
 4      WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, a
 5   Statewide independent and nonpartisan nonprofit organization,
 6   reports that 72% of children under six years of age in this
 7   Commonwealth have all available caregivers in the workforce,
 8   with 476,000 children under five years of age needing access to
 9   high-quality child care services; and
10      WHEREAS, The Council for a Strong America, a national,
11   bipartisan nonprofit organization, reports that more than half
12   of Pennsylvania parents and guardians report being late for
13   work, missing full days of work, needing to leave work early and
14   being distracted at work due to child care struggles; and
15      WHEREAS, Research shows that access to high-quality child
16   care can increase the likelihood that a child will enter school
17   ready to succeed and that the parents and guardians of the child
 1   will maintain employment; and
 2      WHEREAS, Research has further shown that participation in
 3   high-quality education when a child is young can have positive
 4   impacts on the child's health outcomes later in life; and
 5      WHEREAS, Child care workers, including teachers, nannies,
 6   caregivers and daycare workers, provide peace of mind to parents
 7   and guardians, as well as an opportunity for young children to
 8   learn and grow; and
 9      WHEREAS, The National Association for Family Child Care
10   recognizes the critically important work of child care providers
11   every year on the Friday before Mother's Day by celebrating
12   Provider Appreciation Day; and
13      WHEREAS, Provider Appreciation Day was first established in
14   1995 and is now celebrated across the country to thank the
15   people who dedicate their lives to providing education and
16   supporting our children; therefore be it
17      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize May 8,
18   2026, as "Child Care Provider Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania
19   to show appreciation for all child care providers in
20   Pennsylvania.




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