February 09, 2021
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FEATURED - New Fact Sheet on the Need for Further Child Care Relief
Without Federal Support, Child Care Providers and Families Struggle to Hang On, Hindering our Nation’s Economic Recovery Child care is an essential pillar of the American economy, yet COVID-19 has […]
December 18, 2020
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FEATURED - New Survey Shows Child Care Providers Will Struggle To Stay Open Without Significant Relief
A new national survey of more than 6,000 child care providers conducted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) found that many of them will not […]
November 16, 2020
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FEATURED - New Research Shows Gap Between Need And Access To Child Care In 25 States
Child care supply does not match the potential child care need, a recent Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) study of 25 states found. Based on state-level child care data from each […]
July 09, 2020
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JULY 14: Join us for a Bipartisan Congressional Briefing on the Child Care Crisis
As the COVID-19 health and economic crisis continues to devastate communities across the country, few industries are at such great risk of collapsing as child care. Experts predict the pandemic […]
July 02, 2020
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New Analysis: Parents of Color Struggle Most During COVID-19 Crisis to Access, Afford Child Care
This week, the Center for American Progress released sobering new analysis of the child care industry that found decades of occupational and residential segregation have left communities of color at […]
July 01, 2020
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Business Leaders Highlight Home-Based Child Care’s Role In Supporting The Workforce
High-quality child care comes in many forms—but one of the most popular is home-based care. ReadyNation shed light on the important role home-based care plays in the child care sector […]
July 01, 2020
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Florida families are feeling the effects of COVID-19 on child care
Working parents across the country are scrambling to figure out how they will keep working and return to work as the child care industry struggles to stay afloat amid the […]
June 23, 2020
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New Interactive Tool Shows How COVID-19 Has Exacerbated Child Care Deserts
The Center for American Progress (CAP) Early Childhood Policy team released an update to their expansive child care deserts interactive tool, designed to showcase and assess with greater clarity the […]
June 11, 2020
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Chamber Leaders from Across the Country Call for Federal Child Care Relief
In a letter sent to Congress this week, 41 state and local Chambers of Commerce urged lawmakers to provide targeted assistance to child care providers in the next COVID-19 recovery […]
May 29, 2020
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Congressional Leaders Introduce Bill to Establish Child Care Stabilization Fund
This week, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Child Care is Essential Act – a bill to create a Child Care Stabilization Fund […]
May 06, 2020
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NAEYC Survey: The Ongoing Effect of the Pandemic on Child Care
The following is from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The original resource is available on their website here. An initial survey from the National Association […]
