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.
6 Ways To Ensure Preschool Contributes to an Equitable Early Childhood System
The Biden-Harris administration has an opportunity to create a world-class preschool program that addresses racial and income inequities, but it must be part of a continuum of support for children from birth to kindergarten.
Saving Child Care Means Preserving Jobs and Supporting Working Families and Small Businesses
With Decreased Enrollment and Higher Operating Costs, Child Care Is Hit Hard Amid COVID-19
6 State Strategies To Improve Child Care Policies During the Pandemic and Beyond
How Child Care Disruptions Hurt Parents of Color Most
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.
How Partisan Gerrymandering Hurts Kids
As state leaders try to expand programs that would provide child care, education, and other support for families with children, the politics of gerrymandering stand in their way.
Governors Lead the Way in Responding to Child Care Needs Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
Governors have enacted policies to provide child care to essential workers, increase pay and benefits for child care workers, and sustain child care subsidy payments, but the federal government must invest in child care to save the industry in the long-term.
Coronavirus Pandemic Could Lead to Permanent Loss of Nearly 4.5 Million Child Care Slots
Many child care programs will be unable to reopen without significant federal support, causing existing shortages to skyrocket and leaving the millions who rely on child care to work in a bind.
Home Visiting: A Lifeline During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Home visiting programs need additional funding and flexibility now to continue serving families remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How the Federal Government Can Protect Essential Workers in the Fight Against Coronavirus
Seven core policy reforms are required to protect public health and treat essential workers with respect during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Congress Needs To Ensure Educational Equity in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic
The federal government must take action in order to address the immediate-, medium-, and long-term fallout from the coronavirus crisis on pre-K, K-12 and higher education.
The U.S. Coronavirus Response Must Meet Health Workers’ Child Care Needs
Nearly 5 million health workers may need emergency child care in order to fulfill work responsibilities during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Senate Stimulus Proposal in Response to Coronavirus Fails to Meet the Moment
The Senate’s coronavirus stimulus bill doesn’t do nearly enough to help families and small businesses.