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2012 Chapter Election
It's time to vote on the Providers Chapter Officers and Executive Board. Nomination forms are due by May 30. Read about the election process here >>
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The 2011 market rate is available!
Find out how to apply to receive the new rates.
A new market rate is now available. In order to receive it, however, there are several things you will need to know. Instructions and the required forms are available here. Apply for the new market rate today!
Why join the UFT?
“I love the union and am very pleased we have it. We needed a union desperately to fight for us. We could not have won the 2007 market rate without a union backing us…and God knows we need any extra money to buy supplies and everything that we need for our children.” ~ Maria Varona
“I joined the union to have a voice and get people to recognize that we are not babysitters. We are professionals and we love and enjoy what we are doing and demand respect.” ~ Jacqueline Brooks 
“As parents and child care providers we need a union. We need someone to stand with us and to fight for us. The union can’t pay bills for us, but they can stand with us and show that we are one. That’s what the union is for me.” ~ Rinelle Knight
“You get empowerment from being in the union because you’re not alone. For a long time, providers were alone in our fight and did not know where to turn for help. Having a union behind us has given us power and it has given us respect.” ~ Linette Ebanks
“Before we joined the union, we were mistreated and misled. We did not know where to turn. We wouldn’t have a voice and we wouldn’t have trainings provided by the union. The UFT is really needed for people like us.” ~ Miriam Campbell
“We need a union. We couldn’t do it by ourselves so we need other people to help us to get stronger, build our business and fight for us.” ~ Kim Geddess
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Christina Winslow has a cause, she has a concern and she says that she just may have a solution: confront community issues by helping young people reach their potential. That’s also the name of the enterprising Queens provider’s seven-year-old nonprofit, A Cause, A Concern, A Solution.
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More photos >>Around 500 UFT-represented family child care providers rallied against the mayor’s plan to cut subsidized child care for close to 16,000 low-income children at Harlem’s Alhambra Ballroom on April 24. “Enough is enough. The city for the one percent does not work for us,” summed up UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
This year will be a great one for New York City’s 28,000 family child care providers. After years of waiting, the benefits in our contract that have not yet been implemented will go into effect over the next nine months. Chief among these is our health care coverage.
Use our online help form to contact the union. Click here >>
Need child care for your child?
Read about the advantages of home-based day care and find links to other helpful information for parents >>
Whether you are renewing a license, submitting proof of training to DOH, or applying for the new market rate, you can find the form you'll need here >>
