Understanding the True Cost of Child Care for Infants and Toddlers
A state-by-state analysis of the true cost of infant and toddler child care finds it is unaffordable for most working families.
Understanding Infant and Toddler Child Care Deserts
Affordable Child Care and Early Learning for All Families
Proposed Bill Would Help American Families Afford Child Care
Early Learning in the United States: 2018
Trump’s Family Incarceration Policy Threatens Healthy Child Development
Newly Elected Governors Support Expanding Early Childhood Programs
Governors across the United States ran—and won—on plans to expand child care and early childhood education policies.
HHS Plans to Strip Vital Programs of Funding to Hold More Immigrant Children in Custody
The Trump administration is prolonging the custody of an unprecedented number of immigrant children—and taking money from important programs to pay for it.
The Effects of Universal Preschool in Washington, D.C.
In an era of skyrocketing child care prices, the District of Columbia’s offer of two years of free, high-quality preschool has been a game changer for working families.
Do Family Separation and Detention Deter Immigration?
Statistical analysis of data on southwest border apprehensions illustrates that policies of family separation and detention will not deter families from coming to the United States.
American Indian and Alaska Native Maternal and Infant Mortality: Challenges and Opportunities
American Indian and Alaska Native women face high rates of maternal and infant mortality.
Families Can Expect to Pay 20 Percent of Income on Summer Child Care
Summer child care is out of reach for many families.
Blueprint for the 21st Century
CAP’s Jobs Blueprint addresses the wage stagnation and employment challenges facing working class Americans and communities left behind by investing in millions of new jobs nationwide to meet some of our nation’s most pressing economic and social needs and creating a job guarantee in the hardest-hit areas.
Bold Ideas for State Action
Americans are ready for states—the laboratories of democracy—to offer a new progressive vision for shared prosperity. This report presents a menu of state policy priorities to help people secure good jobs and good wages and to support strong and healthy communities in which all people are treated fairly and equitably.
Head Start in Rural America
These 10 state facts sheets provide comprehensive new information on the number of rural families served by Head Start, including rates of health service delivery.
The Trump Plan to Cut Benefit Programs Threatens Children
Cuts to programs that provide children with health care, nutritious food, and stable housing will compromise their development during a critically important time.
A Compass for Families
Head Start helps fill a critical void in early childhood education and service delivery in rural America.
5 Recent Environmental Safety Changes Threatening Children’s Health
Under the leadership of Administrator Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency is scaling back safety measures that keep children’s food, air, and water safe.
Progressive Policy Wins in the Omnibus
Congress’ spending deal makes a number of important policy advances—although it shamefully leaves Dreamers behind.
Top 10 Early Childhood Ideas for States in 2018
States have a critical role to play in expanding access to high-quality early childhood programs to ensure all children have the best start in life.