Grassroots Assembly for Child Care

2025 Grassroots Assembly for Child Care

The 2025 Grassroots Assembly will take place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on October 3-5, 2025.

*IMPORTANT: This is a closed event and is only for individuals invited by The Network or their state organization.

LOGISTICS: Arrive on Friday, October 3rd and depart the afternoon of Sunday, October 5th.

HOTEL: Hotel accommodations will be provided by the Child Care for Every Family Network for each participant that RSVPs

TRAVEL: Travel costs will be covered and arranged by your organization or by Child Care for Every Family Network

INTERPRETATION: Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be provided for the duration of the event. We will try our best to accommodate other language needs.

CHILD CARE: On-site child care will be provided for participants who are bringing their children to the event. Stipends for attendees are available on a first-come, first-served basis for participants who do not bring their children with them and need assistance financing at-home child care while traveling.

FOOD: Meals will be provided by the Child Care for Every Family Network for each participant during the event’s programming

HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS: Please test for COVID prior to traveling to the Grassroots Assembly. Masks are optional to wear at your discretion. Tests and masks will be available on-site. We ask that you do not attend the event if you are feeling sick or have been exposed recently to any illnesses

For more information, contact erica@childcareforeveryfamily.org


 

We're ready to create a child care system that works for every family.

We've been convening impacted families, child care providers, and organizers across the country to transform our child care system.

The Grassroots Assembly for Child Care is an annual, regional event that convenes parents, providers, caregivers, organizers, and allies committed to advancing child care as a racial, economic, and gender justice issue!

  • 2022: West Coast Grassroots Assembly in Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • 2023: East Coast Grassroots Assembly in Washington, D.C.
  • 2024: Midwest Grassroots Assembly in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 2025: Southern Grassroots Assembly in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Leaders have the opportunity to connect, learn, build power together, and discuss strategies to move forward across states through an aligned national strategy.

 


 

2024 Grassroots Assembly for Child Care

The 2024 Grassroots Assembly took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was cohosted by ISAIAH and Kids Count on Us.

Nearly 100 impacted families and caregivers, child care providers, organizers, and allies convened to strategize and build power together.

States represented included North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Indiana.