Executive Summary: Differentiating Between Harmful Child Care Deregulation and Helpful Reform Fact SheetMay 1, 2025 Executive Summary: Differentiating Between Harmful Child Care Deregulation and Helpful Reform Instead of rolling back critical child care regulations, policymakers should streamline regulations and reduce administrative burdens that are not directly tied to child health, safety, and quality learning. May 1, 2025 Allie Schneider, Hailey Gibbs, Lauren Hogan, 4 More Casey Peeks, Paola Andujar, Maria Estlund, Daniel Hains
A Path Forward on Child Care Regulation: Differentiating Between Harmful Deregulation and Helpful Reform ReportMay 1, 2025 A Path Forward on Child Care Regulation: Differentiating Between Harmful Deregulation and Helpful Reform States can and should make child care licensing reforms that ease burdens on providers and improve access—but must do so without endangering child health and safety. May 1, 2025 Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider, Lauren Hogan, 4 More Casey Peeks, Paola Andujar, Maria Estlund, Daniel Hains
Closures of Head Start Regional Offices Jeopardize Critical Services for Children and Families ArticleApril 29, 2025 Closures of Head Start Regional Offices Jeopardize Critical Services for Children and Families A new CAP interactive shows the states affected by recent closures of Head Start regional offices, which play a critical role in administering grants and overseeing the delivery of early childhood services. Apr 29, 2025 Allie Schneider
5 Things To Know About Head Start ReportApril 16, 2025 5 Things To Know About Head Start Head Start provides educational, health, nutritional, and social services to hundreds of thousands of young children and their families every year, playing a critical role in the U.S. early care and learning landscape. Apr 16, 2025 Casey Peeks, Allie Schneider
Increased Bipartisan Focus on Child Care Must Lead To Congressional Action ReportApril 9, 2025 Increased Bipartisan Focus on Child Care Must Lead To Congressional Action CAP analysis finds that the 118th Congress, facing more pressure than ever to address the nation’s child care crisis, oversaw a significant increase in the introduction of bipartisan child care and early learning bills. Apr 9, 2025 Allie Schneider, Erin Grant
A 2024 Review of Child Care and Early Learning in the United States ReportJanuary 30, 2025 A 2024 Review of Child Care and Early Learning in the United States Updated data on child care and early learning in the United States illustrate the urgent need for holistic public policymaking and robust investments that support young children, families, and early educators. Jan 30, 2025 Allie Schneider
States Seek To Improve Early Childhood Outcomes Through Consolidated Governance Structures ReportJanuary 6, 2025 States Seek To Improve Early Childhood Outcomes Through Consolidated Governance Structures In recent years, a number of states have moved to consolidate disparately administered early childhood programs into a single agency to improve coordination of services and reduce administrative burdens. Jan 6, 2025 Anna Lovejoy, Allie Schneider, Hailey Gibbs
Pandemic-Era Funding for Early Learning Programs Showcases One of the Most Important Investments the United States Can Make ReportOctober 22, 2024 Pandemic-Era Funding for Early Learning Programs Showcases One of the Most Important Investments the United States Can Make Actions by the Biden-Harris administration and state policymakers illustrate how early learning investments are effective and necessary, paving the way for systemic changes to the country’s child care system. Oct 22, 2024 Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider, Bri Crawford, 1 More Casey Peeks
Hear From a Child Care Director: How Extreme Heat Affects Young Children VideoSeptember 17, 2024 Hear From a Child Care Director: How Extreme Heat Affects Young Children Extreme heat places a strain on child care program facilities and poses risks to children’s health, learning, and development. Sep 17, 2024 Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, 1 More Olivia Mowry
Hear From a Teacher: How Extreme Heat Affects Student Learning VideoSeptember 12, 2024 Hear From a Teacher: How Extreme Heat Affects Student Learning In rural and low-income communities, inadequate school infrastructure fails to protect students from extreme heat, negatively affecting student attendance, engagement, and achievement. Sep 12, 2024 Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider, 1 More Olivia Mowry
Hear From a Pediatrician: How Extreme Heat Endangers Children’s Health and What We Can Do About It VideoSeptember 10, 2024 Hear From a Pediatrician: How Extreme Heat Endangers Children’s Health and What We Can Do About It Dr. Debra Hendrickson, clinical professor of pediatrics and author of The Air They Breathe, explains the risks extreme heat and climate change pose to children's health and the actions parents, communities, and policymakers can take to protect them. Sep 10, 2024 Allie Schneider, Hailey Gibbs, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, 1 More Olivia Mowry
Executive Summary: Protecting Children From Extreme Heat Is Critical for Their Health, Learning, and Development Fact SheetJuly 18, 2024 Executive Summary: Protecting Children From Extreme Heat Is Critical for Their Health, Learning, and Development This fact sheet summarizes a recent Center of American Progress report highlighting the need for policymakers to take steps to develop heat standards for children and support infrastructure improvements to ensure schools, child care centers, and communities are safe and healthy places for children. Jul 18, 2024 Allie Schneider, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Hailey Gibbs, 1 More Lisette Partelow