America, It’s Time to Talk About Child Care
In this jointly released report, the authors present a plan to provide equitable, quality child care for all families in the United States.
Investing in Infant and Toddler Child Care to Strengthen Working Families
Child care is expensive and scarce for children under age 3, when the benefits from quality child care are highest.
How Universal Home Visiting Models Can Support Newborns and Their Families
Early Learning in the United States: 2019
Angela and Patrice: A Conversation on the Need for Affordable Child Care
Patty and Megan: 2 Generations of Mothers on the Need for Affordable Child Care
3 Ways Federal Financial Aid Could Work Better for Student-Parents
More than one-fifth of U.S. college students have children; it’s time for financial aid to better recognize their challenges.
5 Revelations From Children in Border Patrol Facilities
Court documents reveal that children endure abysmal conditions in Border Patrol facilities.
Working Families Are Spending Big Money on Child Care
New data show that child care expenses amount to 35 percent of low-income families’ earnings.
Children’s Health Care Access Would Improve Under Universal Coverage Plans
Universal coverage plans, including CAP’s Medicare Extra for All proposal, would improve health care access for children and their families.
When Parents Can’t Find Summer Child Care, Their Work Suffers
A lack of child care during the summer pushes parents to make job sacrifices that compromise their incomes and job security.
5 Facts To Know About Child Care in Rural America
Improved access to quality child care would support economic security in rural communities, which have unique child care needs.
Governors Propose Nearly $3 Billion of Investments in Early Learning Programs
More than 30 governors have proposed new funding to help families access and afford needed early childhood education and care services.
5 Reasons Why Strengthening the EITC and CTC Is the Kind of Tax Reform America Needs
Congressional Democrats’ new tax plan would increase the CTC for a minimum wage worker with two young children 72 times more than President Trump’s tax law did.
Harnessing State Child Tax Credits Will Dramatically Reduce Child Poverty
By introducing a state child tax credit—or improving an existing credit—state policymakers can substantially reduce child poverty, increase family economic security, and invest in their state’s next generation.
Child Care Supply by Congressional District
This interactive provides information about the supply of child care in every congressional district.
The Child Care Crisis Is Keeping Women Out of the Workforce
More mothers would increase their earnings and seek new job opportunities if they had greater access to reliable and affordable child care.
How Ending TPS Will Hurt U.S.-Citizen Children
The termination of TPS could have lifelong consequences for children who have family members holding these protections.
Families and Educators Benefit from Congress’ Increase in Child Care Funding
In 2018, Congress passed the United States’ largest ever increase of the Child Care and Development Block Grant, giving states across the nation more than $2 billion additional each year to invest in child care.
Early Childhood Agenda for Governors in 2019
With 36 new or re-elected governors taking office in 2019, there is an opportunity to make progress on early childhood education issues to improve the lives of millions of children and families across the United States.