Child Care Providers United

What Child Care Providers United does

Child Care Providers United (CCPU) is a California statewide labor union founded in 2005 that represents family child care providers through exclusive collective bargaining rights with the State of California, won in 2019 after nearly two decades of organizing. CCPU operates as a partnership organization of three affiliated unions — SEIU Local 99, SEIU Local 521, and UDW/AFSCME Local 3930 — and reports a membership that has grown from approximately 40,000 to over 70,000 family child care providers across all 58 California counties, served through county-based local offices and a trilingual Provider Resource Center.

CCPU's core products are benefit programs rather than commercial software: the CCPU Health Care Fund (up to $9,450 per year in reimbursements plus MetLife-provided dental and vision), the CCPU Retirement Fund (a first-of-its-kind plan for home-based providers, up to $80 million annually, administered by Zenith American Solutions), the CCPU Training Fund (peer mentorship, tuition assistance up to $5,000, apprenticeships), the Provider Resource Center, and a Know Your Rights Program for immigration education. These programs are funded not through commercial sales but through three successive statewide collective bargaining contracts with California that have cumulatively secured more than $220 million in benefits, including rate increases (20%), $100 million in healthcare funding, $40 million in training funding, ongoing cost-of-living adjustments, and one-time stabilization payments.

CCPU's business model rests on union membership dues and the financial scale of state-negotiated benefit funds rather than equity or venture funding. The organization supplements membership with digital advocacy campaigns, community organizing (rallies, phone banks, legislative visits), and a Provider Resource Center that operates in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Its go-to-market is community-led organizing rather than product sales, and it is governed by elected leadership including a Chairperson, Vice-Chair, Secretary-Treasurer, and Executive Director. CCPU is actively pursuing further growth through legislative vehicles including AB 1981 (True Cost of Care Act) and AB 2379 (Know Your Rights training).

Name

Child Care Providers United

Legal name

Child Care Providers United

Website

https://childcareprovidersunited.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Child Care Providers United is a California labor union formed by SEIU 99, SEIU 521, and UDW/AFSCME 3930 that represents over 70,000 family child care providers through statewide collective bargaining, delivering negotiated healthcare, retirement, and training benefit programs funded by the State of California.

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Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: CCPU is a labor union funded through membership dues from child care providers. The union negotiates collective bargaining agreements with the State of California to secure benefits including healthcare funds, retirement funds, and training funds for its members.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CCPU is a labor union representing California family child care providers through exclusive statewide collective bargaining with the State of California. Its core offering is union membership services, including negotiated reimbursement rate increases, the CCPU Health Care Fund, the first-of-its-kind CCPU Retirement Fund, the CCPU Training Fund, and the Provider Resource Center, delivered via county-based local offices affiliated with SEIU 99, SEIU 521, and UDW/AFSCME 3930.

Product overview

Child Care Providers United (CCPU) is a union representing California family child care providers, offering a coordinated suite of benefits programs rather than a traditional software product. The core portfolio consists of three major benefit funds: the CCPU Health Care Fund (providing health expense reimbursements up to $9,450/year plus dental/vision through MetLife), the CCPU Training Fund (offering professional development, mentorship, tuition assistance up to $5,000, and technology benefits), and the CCPU Retirement Fund (a first-of-its-kind retirement plan securing $80 million annually, accessed via MyParticipantEdge.com portal). Supporting these funds is the Provider Resource Center (PRC), a bilingual/multilingual support center for provider inquiries, and the Know Your Rights Program providing immigration rights training and resources. CCPU is a partnership of SEIU 99, SEIU 521, and UDW/AFSCME 3930 representing over 40,000 family child care providers across California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CCPU Health Care Fund

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and supporting.

• California Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-CurryflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Assembly Majority Leader and Legislative Women's Caucus Chair Cecilia Aguiar-Curry is the author of AB 1981 (True Cost of Care Act), sponsored by CCPU to address historic pay inequities and implement payment structure based on actual cost of providing care.
• California Legislative Women's CaucusflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026The California Legislative Women's Caucus has prioritized AB 1981 as a priority bill and supports CCPU's efforts to achieve fair pay for family child care providers.
• SEIU Local 99coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCPU is a partnership organization bringing together California family child care providers. SEIU Local 99 is one of three affiliated unions (along with SEIU 521 and UDW/AFSCME 3930) that form CCPU, providing collective bargaining infrastructure, organizing resources, and member support services.
• SEIU Local 521coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCPU is a partnership organization bringing together California family child care providers. SEIU Local 521 is one of three affiliated unions (along with SEIU 99 and UDW/AFSCME 3930) that form CCPU, providing collective bargaining infrastructure, organizing resources, and member support services through county-based local offices.
• United Domestic Workers/AFSCME Local 3930 (UDW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCPU is a partnership organization bringing together California family child care providers. UDW/AFSCME Local 3930 is one of three affiliated unions (along with SEIU 99 and SEIU 521) that form CCPU, providing collective bargaining infrastructure, organizing resources, and member support services.
• MetLifesupportingTechnology or IntegrationMetLife provides dental and vision insurance to providers enrolled in the CCPU Health Care Fund, offering free insurance benefits as part of the union's healthcare package.
• Zenith American SolutionssupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party administrator for the CCPU Retirement Fund, managing provider enrollment, account information, and benefit distributions for the first-of-its-kind retirement plan.
• State of CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe State of California is CCPU's primary collective bargaining counterpart. Through statewide negotiations, CCPU has won rate increases, healthcare funding ($100M annually), retirement funding ($80M annually), and training funding for family child care providers.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AFSCME: AFSCME is the parent international union for UDW (CCPU's third founding affiliate), representing 1.4 million public service workers. Comparable as the broader umbrella union providing infrastructure, political support, and member benefit frameworks relevant to CCPU's work.
• SEIU International: SEIU is the parent international union for two of CCPU's three founding affiliates (SEIU 99 and SEIU 521), representing 2 million workers across healthcare, public services, and property services. Comparable as the broader umbrella providing resources, political infrastructure, and national bargaining context for CCPU's work.
• National Education Association: NEA is the largest U.S. labor union representing 3 million education professionals, including early childhood educators. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the education workforce space with political infrastructure and policy expertise relevant to CCPU's child care provider organizing.
• California Teachers Association: CTA is California's largest teacher union with deep political influence in Sacramento and substantial experience bargaining with the state on education funding. Comparable as a large California-based union using collective bargaining and political advocacy to shape state education funding, including early childhood education where CTA and CCPU interests intersect.

Emerging players

• National Domestic Workers Alliance: NDWA is a national advocacy organization representing nannies, house cleaners, and home care workers, with growing focus on child care providers. Comparable as an emerging player pursuing similar policy objectives (portable benefits, labor protections, collective voice) for a partially overlapping workforce of domestic care workers.
• SEIU United Long Term Care Workers: SEIU United Healthcare Workers West represents long-term care workers in California with similar issues around low wages, benefits gaps, and state reimbursement. Comparable as an emerging player addressing parallel problems for a related home-based care workforce under similar SEIU collective bargaining frameworks.

Direct peers

• SEIU Local 99: A second founding union of CCPU, SEIU 99 organizes child care providers in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. Directly comparable as a co-constituent of CCPU with shared collective bargaining agreements, member benefits, and political strategy.
• United Domestic Workers / AFSCME Local 3930: The third founding union of CCPU, UDW organizes child care providers in San Diego and other California counties. Directly comparable as a co-constituent of CCPU, providing infrastructure, organizing, and benefits administration for family child care providers.
• SEIU Local 521: One of three founding unions of CCPU, SEIU 521 provides the collective bargaining and organizing infrastructure for many California counties. It is materially comparable as a co-constituent of CCPU, sharing governance, member services, and benefit administration for family child care providers.

Others

• Child Care Aware of America: Child Care Aware is a national nonprofit advocacy organization working on child care affordability and workforce issues. Comparable not as a peer union but as an adjacent ecosystem participant addressing supply/demand and affordability challenges that affect CCPU's provider members and the families they serve.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ccpucalifornia
• Facebookfacebook.com/CCPUCalifornia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ccpucalifornia

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Profiles4 records

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