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Gender “Quit” Gap Widest in States With Most Child Care Breakdowns
Nationwide, women are quitting their jobs at a higher rate than men. That gender quit gap is widest in the states with the most child care disruptions, according to a new report from the …
Governors Highlight Child Care As Key To Helping States Recover And Grow
For years, Democratic and Republican governors alike have prioritized early learning and care as a smart investment for their states. It’s no surprise, then, that as America faces an ever-worsening child care …
Child Care Prices Rose Significantly in 2020, Continuing Decades-Long Trend of Major Annual Increases
The average annual price of child care in America has increased over 220% over the past three decades — considerably faster than other essential family expenses — with significant annual …
Child Care Employment 12.4% Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
Despite January’s strong jobs growth, child care employment remains 12.4% below pre-pandemic levels. Unlike other industries, the child care sector was experiencing difficulties with hiring and retaining workers long before …
Child Care Aware of America Shares Winter Update on How States are Spending Relief Dollars
Child Care Aware of America recently shared a winter update on how states are spending their American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act dollars. The ARP Act allocates a total of $39 …
1 in 3 Child Care Workers is Experiencing Food Insecurity
With many of our nation’s child care providers trying to survive on poverty-level salaries, a new analysis has found that 31.2% of a million child care workers – 1 out of every …
Examining the Significant Return on Investment from High-Quality Early Learning & Care
The Senate is currently considering the Build Back Better Act, which includes historic federal investments that would create monumental impacts for young children and their families by expanding high-quality, affordable …
Economic Data Underscores the Need for Significant, Sustained Investment in Child Care and Early Learning
As Congress moves closer to consideration of the child care and early learning proposals in President Biden’s Build Back Better plan, it is important to understand the economic impacts of …
Child Care and Pre-K are Strategic Economic Investments: Impact on Public Safety
The child care and preschool policies proposed in the Build Back Better Act have long-lasting, multi-generational economic benefits. This blog, which focuses on how investments in child care and preschool …
Child Care and Pre-K in the Build Back Better Act: A Look at the Legislative Text
As part of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, Congress is considering the Build Back Better Act with proposals aimed at creating jobs, providing tax relief to the middle-class, and …
The Child Care Sector is Losing Workers Because the Current System is Broken
Child care professionals are continuing to leave the sector in record numbers. According to the November jobs report, the child care workforce is down more than 10% over pre-pandemic numbers, …
The Build Back Better Act Would Reach 16X More Children with Child Care Assistance
A new analysis from the Center for American Progress shows that the Build Back Better Act will ensure child care assistance for 16 times as many young children as under …
