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December 20, 2025 |

What Moms Want in 2026: Child Care Investments and Safety for Kids

Immigrants are essential to the care workforce, making up 20% of child care workers, including 26% of center-based child care providers and early educators, and 23% of preschool teachers, according to the Center for Law and Social Policy.

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CLASP is committed to a racial equity agenda that strengthens equitable public investments, promotes economic opportunities and security for all, protects civil rights, explicitly addresses  the challenges of immigrants and their families, and honors the voices of communities of color. That’s why we use a racial equity lens in our policy analysis, as well as partner with civil and immigrant rights advocates to determine where our expertise is most valuable. That includes diagnosing systemic barriers, identifying practical solutions that promote equitable opportunities and outcomes, and lifting up best practices that provide pathways to economic security for all children, youth, and adults.

Featured Expert: 
Eddie Martin, Jr.

Eddie Martin, Jr.

Deputy Executive Director, Racial Equity

Racial Equity

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Our Team

Alyssa Fortner
Alyssa Fortner
Policy Analyst, Child Care and Early Education
Christian Collins
Christian Collins
Policy Analyst, Education, Labor, & Worker Justice
Eddie Martin, Jr.
Eddie Martin, Jr.
Deputy Executive Director, Racial Equity
Elyse Shaw
Elyse Shaw
Director of the education, labor & worker justice team
Isha Weerasinghe
Isha Weerasinghe
Director of Public Benefits Justice
Kaelin Rapport
Kaelin Rapport
Policy Analyst, Racial Equity
Lorena Roque
Lorena Roque
Associate Director for Labor Policy
Lulit Shewan
Lulit Shewan
Policy Analyst, Education, Labor, and Worker Justice
Parker Gilkesson Davis
Parker Gilkesson Davis
Senior Policy Analyst, Public Benefits Justice
Priya Pandey
Priya Pandey
Policy Analyst, Immigration and Immigrant Families
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