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      <image:title>Free Resources - The Building Blocks of Universal Child Care - This one-page zine introduces the concept of universal child care and encourages the reader to advocate for a better child care system.</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Child care advocates across the United States are confronting whether or not to support policies that will transform child care not from a private to public good — but to a benefit of employment. In this guide, you will find considerations, talking points, and alternatives for advocates and business leaders as you think through whether to support employer-side solutions in your child care advocacy.</image:caption>
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