As the director of the child care center at Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in Dryden, New York, I recently traveled to Albany, New York, to testify on behalf of early childhood education providers and the children and families who rely on us for quality care. I represented not only my center but all the State University of New York centers and the child care centers in Tompkins County. I wanted to deliver one message: New York has a devastating child care crisis, and legislators can solve it by adequately funding early childhood education and care. Read moreOP-ED: Legislators Must Center the Needs of Early Childhood Education Providers