Michelle McCready

Michelle McCready
Michelle McCready, M.P.P., currently serves as the Deputy Executive Officer at Child Care Aware® of America.

Recent Posts

Child Care Aware® of America Awarded $5 Million to Advance an Equitable Child Care System

By Michelle McCready on May 11, 2023

From the desk of Michelle McCready, Deputy Executive Officer at Child Care Aware® of America
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Statement from Deputy Executive Director on the Passing of Dr. Edward Zigler

By Michelle McCready on February 11, 2019

 

Dr. Edward Zigler. Photo credit: Yale School of Medicine

Topics: News

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Support for Those Impacted by CA Wildfires: A Note from Our Deputy Executive Director

By Michelle McCready on November 27, 2018

Child Care Aware® of America stands with our friends in California who are working tirelessly to support children and families who have been impacted by the devastating wildfires. The organization will continue to support our members and partners through our emergency preparedness work, offering resources and assistance.

Topics: Health & Safety

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Dear Ivanka: If you want to fix child care, don’t start with women like me

By Michelle McCready on March 06, 2017

When I heard you utter the words “affordable, quality child care for all families” at the Republican convention last summer, I literally stood up and cheered in the middle of my living room. It’s one of the many, and arguably one of the most important, issues facing working families. These are the families that I care deeply about and have been fighting for over the last decade.

Topics: Policy & Advocacy, News

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7 Ways YOU Can Help Us Improve Child Care in 2017

By Michelle McCready on February 16, 2017

Advocacy is one of the most important and most underutilized tools we have to influence child care policy in the political system. And we need to work on that – fast!

Topics: Business Operations for CCR&Rs, Policy & Advocacy

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Secretary Clinton Speaks to Parents About Child Care, Family Issues

By Michelle McCready on May 11, 2016

 

CCAoA Executive Director Lynette Fraga with presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton after the child care center walk through.

Topics: Policy & Advocacy, News

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