DSA school board recruiting grows as socialist childcare programs reach preschoolers

By Elaine Mallon | Fox News

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is taking its message into classrooms, childcare programs and school boards, urging organizers to approach childcare “from a socialist perspective” through initiatives such as Socialist Sprouts, and it’s been an initiative for years, a parental-rights watchdog warns.

In New York City, the DSA’s “Red Sprouts” program held a training session in October 2026 to equip organizers to provide “resistance-driven childcare” at demonstrations, meetings and community events.

The training encouraged participants to incorporate political themes into childcare through “radical storytelling,” “cooperative games” and age-appropriate discussions.

“There’s been a real influx in enthusiasm and their ability and desire to recruit and grow their movement,” American Parents Coalition leader Alleigh Marré told Fox News Digital. “What’s particularly concerning and insidious, is their direct efforts to apply that to not just adults, but to youth.”

Marré said the American Parents Coalition is working to equip parents with resources to identify and question political activism in schools, including through its “Lookout” initiative.

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