‘We Need To Take Away Children’: Former Administration Officials Were ‘Driving Force’ Behind Family Separation Policy
The horrors of family separation and the lasting harms of these policies on children shall remain in the minds of every American.
With Decreased Enrollment and Higher Operating Costs, Child Care Is Hit Hard Amid COVID-19
A statewide survey of Colorado child care providers shows unsustainable business conditions and bolsters the need for federal child care relief.
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6 State Strategies To Improve Child Care Policies During the Pandemic and Beyond
How COVID-19 Sent Women’s Workforce Progress Backward
The Cost of Child Care During the Coronavirus Pandemic
How Child Care Disruptions Hurt Parents of Color Most
5 Ways the Trump Administration’s Policies Have Harmed Children
The policies of the past four years have been unequivocally damaging to young children, threatening programs that help to meet their basic needs.
As Election Nears, Millennial and Gen Z Voters Want Action on Child Care
As the nation heads to the polls, it is important to understand that young voters are deeply affected by child care issues during the coronavirus pandemic and that they support child care relief funding and longer-term strategies to invest in child care.
How the Child Care for Working Families Act Benefits Children With Disabilities and Their Families
The Child Care for Working Families Act provides solutions to meet the care needs of all families, including those with disabled children.
What Do Voters Want on Child Care Ahead of the 2020 Elections?
The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded existing challenges for many parents in finding and affording high quality child care. Subsequently, voters strongly support increased governmental steps to help parents care for their kids and continue to work.
The Truth About President Trump’s Track Record on Child Care
The Trump administration failed to deliver on its promise to make child care more affordable.
The True Cost of Providing Safe Child Care During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Thousands of child care providers are at risk of permanent closure without significant public investment.
Adversity in Early Childhood
New analyses reveal 1 in 4 young children have already experienced adversity before age 4, with significant racial and geographic disparities.
State Responses To Address the Shortage of Infant and Toddler Child Care
States and localities recognize the need for affordable, quality infant and toddler child care and have taken steps to create solutions that better serve their communities.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Forcing Millennial Mothers Out of the Workforce
Without federal relief funds, many child care programs will close, disproportionately affecting women’s labor force participation.
Grants and Contracts: A Strategy for Building the Supply of Subsidized Infant and Toddler Child Care
States such as Georgia have used grants and contracts to help increase access to affordable high-quality child care for working families.
Costly and Unavailable: America Lacks Sufficient Child Care Supply for Infants and Toddlers
Less than one-fourth of infants and toddlers across a sample including 19 states and Washington, D.C., could be served by the existing licensed child care supply. The coronavirus crisis is likely to make that worse.
Policymakers Must Fund Home Visiting Programs During COVID-19
In states and tribal communities across the country, home visitors continue to support families’ basic needs and emotional well-being throughout a period of high stress and economic instability brought on by the pandemic and recession.
The Coronavirus Will Make Child Care Deserts Worse and Exacerbate Inequality
The COVID-19 pandemic could cause many child care providers to remain closed permanently, especially in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color.
Valuing Women’s Caregiving During and After the Coronavirus Crisis
Working women face new caregiving challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and need structural policy change that mitigates long-term impacts on their earnings and employment, including resources to stabilize the child care industry.