Do you work with or serve young children and families? As a trusted community leader, you can help encourage the families you serve to participate in elections by sharing nonpartisan get-out-the-vote resources. Your encouragement is particularly important given that parents with young children are less likely to vote.

 

There is power in our unified voices. Collectively, we can advocate for public policies and funding that support children and families now and in the future. 

 

Here are some ways you can help families and colleagues participate in the election:

Get the Word Out 

  • Make sure your colleagues and parents know about the upcoming election and encourage them to register and vote. 
  • Give out nonpartisan voter information (such as My Voter Page to find early voting dates and poll locations) by utilizing your existing communication channels, such as your newsletter, social media accounts, or texting services.  
  • Send home the provided flyer in backpacks or hang up our poster. 
  • Consider reminding parents about upcoming deadlines during drop-off/pick-up or prescheduled parent-teacher conferences. Go to My Voter Page to find details on  registration, requesting an absentee ballot, early voting, and other key deadlines. 

Make it Possible

  • Give staff time to request absentee ballots or register to vote during staff meetings. 
  • For child care providers: Extend your hours so parents can vote before or after work on election day.
  • Organize transportation to help families and staff get to the polls. 

 

  • Make sure staff know they can take time off to vote*
  • Encourage families and staff to make a voting plan.

*Georgia employees may take up to two hours off to vote with reasonable notice to their employer. Employees are not entitled to leave if their schedule begins at least two hours after polls open or ends at least two hours before polls close. Employers may determine when the leave is taken.

A voting plan is just what it sounds like: figuring out how and when one will vote ahead of Election Day. Making a plan to vote can reduce anxiety and increase the likelihood that individuals cast their ballots. Consider printing out our voting plan worksheet and encouraging families to make a voting plan, including pointing them to My Voter Page to locate and write down their polling or an early voting location! 

Highlight the Importance of Voting 

  • Read age-appropriate books about voting to children. See a great list from NAEYC here.  
  • Hold a mock election (e.g., cats versus dogs) to introduce the concept of voting to children. 

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Printable Resources

Voting Plan Sheet (8.5×11 in)

Poster (8.5×11 in)

Flyer for Families (Two per 8.5×11 in)

Questions to Ask Candidates (8.5×11 in)

SOCIAL MEDIA

Click “Expand” on mobile to see the toolkit.

 

Thoughtful investment in child care is an investment in Georgia’s workforce, economy, and future families.

- Rebecca, an Augusta Early Childhood Changemaker

Resources from Our Partners

Black Child Development Institute (BCDI) – Atlanta

 

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

 

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