1 in 5 Texas households with young kids struggle with child care, survey finds

Recently, the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center helped Texans Care for Children update their Texas School Readiness Dashboard. The data point to child care provider closures, high costs, a lack of options and safety concerns among the reasons families experienced child care disruptions between August and March.

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Topics: Child care, Child poverty, Child wellbeing, Health care
Subtopics: Child care quality, Child care subsidies, Food insecurity, Medicaid, School readiness

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The Policy Impact Calculator compares the level of resources available to a full-time working family across states. This interactive tool offers a self-guided tour of the substantial variation in state policy choices for working families

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Low Pay, No Matter the Path for Early Childhood Educators: Findings from North Texas

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The North Texas Child Care Workforce Study

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1 in 5 Texas households with young kids struggle with child care, survey finds

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