Childcare Provider Charlotte Surprises Moms on Mothers Day
Clip: 9/1/2025 | 2m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Childcare Provider Charlotte surprises the hardworking moms on Mothers Day.
The Happy Tears are flowing on Mothers Day at Charlotte’s home-based child care in Oakland, California. Charlotte surprises the hardworking moms with gifts and imagines a world where parents don’t have to worry about finding and affording quality early care and education for their children.
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Childcare Provider Charlotte Surprises Moms on Mothers Day
Clip: 9/1/2025 | 2m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
The Happy Tears are flowing on Mothers Day at Charlotte’s home-based child care in Oakland, California. Charlotte surprises the hardworking moms with gifts and imagines a world where parents don’t have to worry about finding and affording quality early care and education for their children.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[thoughtful music] (off-screen) Oh, theyre gonna be so surprised.
[paper rustles] CHARLOTTE: [gasps excitedly] Number one mom.
[scissors scrape ribbon] (off-screen) Our new contract, its a start.
We are thankful because youre going from zero to ten, but we wanna go from zero to a hundred.
[children chatter] This is the birthday boy.
Here, I have something for you.
You are outstanding.
-Thank you so much.
-So you gotta open this.
-Okay.
Thank you.
-Cause you da bomb mom.
-Aw, this is so pretty and Ima wear it at his party tomorrow.
Thank you.
CHARLOTTE: And you better- -I really like this and I appreciate you.
-Okay.
So thats— [crosstalk] Im just being no good.
-Okay.
Thank you so much.
-Okay.
You keep your head up.
-Okay.
Okay.
[crosstalk] Youre getting that promotion at work, Im so proud of you.
-Yes.
And my pay is going up— -Yay!
Youre, youre not just a pretty face.
[door clanks] CHARLOTTE: This is special because youre special.
-Thank you.
-And, and when you go through hard times, we want you to know youre super mom.
(off-screen) Pouring into our communities, this is what we do.
(on-screen) Weve been holding this surprise.
Oh, man, yall gonna make [inaudible] CHARLOTTE: Look.
Come here.
Come here.
We love you.
Come here.
-I dont never get treated this good!
Oh, my God.
Thank you.
You keep it up.
CHARLOTTE: Hello!
Give me my baby.
Okay, I have something for you.
[crosstalk] -Okay.
[mother gasps quietly] [crinkling plastic] [emotional] Auntie Rose.
CHARLOTTE: You are so special.
Your babies love you.
[mother laughs joyfully] CHARLOTTE: We love you.
-My whole family loves them being here.
We love you.
We appreciate you and everything like Aw, Auntie Rose, Thank you guys.
-Yeah.
We love you, man.
-Probably the best gift Ive ever gotten on any Mothers Day.
-Give me another hug -Thank you so much, Auntie Rose.
CHARLOTTE: (off-screen) If parents didnt have to worry about child care, oh, my God What kind of world would that be?
[chatter, Charlotte laughs] CHARLOTTE: Okay bye!
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