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New Nebraska Poll Shows Broad Agreement on Child Care Policy Action
New statewide polling finds strong bipartisan agreement that child care is a serious challenge for working families in Nebraska.
2026 Louisiana Poll: Voters Say Child Care Costs Add to Affordability Crisis, Want Action
LOUISIANA — New statewide polling from UpONE Insights, conducted on behalf of the First Five Years Fund and the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, finds that the high cost of …
2026 North Carolina Poll: Voters Across Party Lines Say Child Care Is an Affordability and Workforce Issue
New statewide polling from UpONE Insights, conducted on behalf of the WNC Early Childhood Coalition and First Five Years Fund, finds strong bipartisan agreement that child care is a serious …
MEMO: Head Start Message Testing Project
First Five Years Fund, in partnership with First Five Action, conducted a comprehensive messaging project to identify which messages are most effective at building support for Head Start.
Ohio Voters Agree: Child Care Is an Affordability Issue
New statewide polling shows broad bipartisan agreement that child care is a serious challenge for working families and an issue Ohio’s next governor and legislature have an opportunity to address. …
Head Start Polling Highlights 2025-26
First Five Years Fund has a long track record of polling which consistently shows that Early Head Start and Head Start have strong support among Republican, Democratic, and Independent voters across the country.
Michigan: 2026 Midterm Child Care Poll
New Michigan state polling from First Five Years Fund finds that voters overwhelmingly view child care as part of the affordability crisis and recognize that child care challenges are affecting the state’s workforce.
July 2026 National Child Care Poll
A new national survey finds that families see child care as a key driver of the nation’s affordability challenges and believe policymakers should take action to make child care more …
First Five Things to Know About: 2026 National Child Care Poll
Likely voters show overwhelming support for federal investments in child care and early learning.
National Poll Shows Strong Bipartisan Support for Federal Child Care Programs
New national polling shows persistent voter concern about the affordability and availability of child care for working parents, alongside broad support across key demographic groups for federal child care policies …
A Year of Progress: 10 Bright Spots for Child Care & Early Learning
Even in a year marked by a government shutdown, political turbulence, and general unpredictability in Washington, 2025 gave us plenty to celebrate for child care and early learning. Families, advocates, …
NEW: “High Cost of Child Care Shapes Families’ Choices and Futures”
A new 2025 American Family Survey shows a sharp shift in how Americans view the cost of raising children. Seven in ten respondents now say raising kids is too expensive, …
