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House Education and Labor Committee Markup of Build Back Better Act Provisions Spotlights the Role of Child Care and Preschool in Rebuilding the American Economy

September 14, 2021

Last week, the House Committee on Education and Labor held a markup on its portion of the Build Back Better Act, which includes significant investments to make high-quality child care …

Data & Analysis

After Decades of Instability and Underfunding, New Data Points to Uncertain Future for Child Care Sector

July 28, 2021

The results of a new survey of 7,500 early childhood educators from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) paint a grim picture for the future of …

Data & Analysis

SURVEY: Child Care Issues Continue to Put a Strain on Working, Low-Income Families

July 1, 2021

A new Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) and Morning Consult survey of households with children under the age of five where all caregivers are employed, finds that the child care crisis, …

Data & Analysis

Our Child Care System Is Not Meeting The Needs Of Families, Providers, or The Economy

June 28, 2021

Now is the time to build a system of early care and education that works.  Finding and affording quality child care and early learning options shouldn’t be the reason parents …

Report Highlights

Mixed Delivery Systems Encourage Parent Choice and Strengthen Child Care Programs

June 24, 2021

As policymakers seek to reform and invest in America’s child care and early learning system, a crucial component must be ensuring families are able to choose care options that work …

Data & Analysis

As America Recovers from the Pandemic, Data Shows Child Care Remains a Major Challenge for Working Parents

June 16, 2021

The results of a new Care.com survey reveal that finding and affording quality child care remains a major hurdle for working parents, and the pandemic only made things worse. Key …

Data & Analysis

How and When Federal Child Care Relief Funds Will Be Distributed

June 9, 2021

The American Rescue Plan Act provided critical relief to families who rely on child care and to a child care industry that would have collapsed without an infusion of emergency …

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New Legislation with Sweeping Reforms & Investments for Early Learning & Care

June 8, 2021

High-quality child care and early learning programs play a crucial role in supporting children’s healthy development, learning, and school readiness, while also supporting parents’ ability to work, train, or pursue …

Factsheets

Timeline of COVID-19 Relief for the Child Care Industry and Working Families

March 11, 2021

The COVID-19 economic crisis has had a devastating impact on child care providers, causing widespread layoffs and closures nationwide. Significant declines in enrollment paired with steep increases in operating expenses …

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