Home childcare
Q: What type of building do home‑based childcare providers use as their childcare setting?
A: Their own homes
Q: Center workers often work in teams. What is the name of the role that supports the lead teacher in the classroom?
A: What is an Assistant Teacher?
What is the main goal of SEIU leaders when organizing childcare providers?
To build worker power so providers can win improvements in their pay, benefits, and working conditions
Q: This person is usually responsible for planning daily lessons and leading classroom routines.
A: Who is the Lead Teacher?
Q: What does COPE means?
Q: This is what union dues primarily pay for?
Q: This term describes workers uniting to influence political decisions that affect their jobs.
A: Committee On Political Education
A: What is representation and negotiating strong contracts?
A: What is political organizing?
Q: Providers often care for children ages 0–5 together. What is this type of age grouping
A: Mixed‑age care.
Q: When a center staff member rotates between classrooms to help where needed, what position are they working as?
A: What is a Floater?
Q: What is one major statewide win SEIU leaders have helped childcare providers achieve?
A. Higher reimbursement rates, paid training, grants, or health care fund improvements (More raise, PTO).
Q: Center staff must follow written plans for health, safety, and emergencies. What are these documents called?
A: What are Policies and Procedures / Safety Protocols?
Q: COPE fights for long-term solutions such as these systemic changes to the childcare industry.
Q: Dues help SEIU do this crucial service that keeps providers informed.
Q: Union power helped win this type of stabilization support during crises.
A: What are permanent funding increases and provider wage standards?
A: What is communication and training?
A: What are relief funds or stabilization grants?
Q: Since home providers often work alone, what is one way they build support and community?
A: Through SEIU meetings, networks, trainings, or support groups.
Q: What years did home childcare win the representation?
A: In 2005 or 2009
Q: What does SEIU encourage childcare workers to do to have a stronger voice at the bargaining table?
A: Participate in union actions, meetings, committees, and negotiations.
Q: What is the name of the federally funded program many centers follow to ensure proper nutrition?
A: The CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program).
Q: Can we use our union due to do political work?
Q: Dues cannot legally be used for this type of federal political activity.
Q: COPE contributions are this type of payment.
A: No, we cannot
A: What is supporting or opposing federal candidates?
A: What is voluntary?
Q: Who prepares meals and snacks in a home daycare?
A: The Childcare Provider
Q: Do you how many childcare provider where in the state on Illinois 30 years ago?
A: We had 49,000 childcares in the state of Illinois
Q:What is the term for childcare providers electing fellow providers to represent them in negotiations with the state?
A: Bargaining team or negotiating committee.
Q: This is the formal document that outlines a child’s developmental goals, adaptations, and supports when they have identified special needs.
A: What is an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or an IFSP (for infants/toddlers)?
Q: How is cope being funded?
Q: COPE is used to support candidates who do this.
Q: COPE helps fund these types of political actions beyond contract bargaining.
A: It a volunteer contribution from our member to choose the amount to give
A: What is support working families/childcare/union rights?
A: What are lobbying, public campaigns, and ballot initiatives?
Q: What is one financial challenge specific to home providers?
A: They pay for their own supplies, food, utilities, and maintenance.
Q: Do you know how many CC&RR are in the state?
Q:
A: There 16 CC&RR, (Childcare Resource and Referral) in the state of Illinois
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Q: What is a stewardship?
A. Is a worksite leader elected or recognized by their coworkers to represent them and help build power in the union.
Q: What is the name of the federal program that sets strict standards for centers serving low‑income families, including staff qualifications, curriculum, and family engagement?
A: What is Head Start / Early Head Start?
Q: COPE allows SEIU to fight for funding in this important area for childcare providers.
Q: This U.S. law requires political funds to be kept separate from dues funds.
Q: COPE helps unions pass laws that improve these two things for workers.
A: What are state reimbursement rates or early childhood funding?
A: What is the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)?
A: What are wages and working conditions?