Inadequate child care is costing Tennessee employers millions. Here are the business and nonprofit community’s proposed solutions.

Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
Email
PRINT

The issue of inadequate child care in Middle Tennessee not only affects working families but also poses a critical barrier to economic growth and workforce diversity. A lack of available and affordable child care prevents potential talent from entering the workforce, hindering employer efforts to fill crucial roles.

Read the full report from the Nashville Business Journal

Read the report

Related

How One Funder Invests in Policy & Systems Change for Family Mental Health

This is a guest post by Kim Gilsdorf, a Program Officer for the Perigee Fund, a national philanthropy committed to prenatal-to-age-3 mental health.  I work with organizations that support the mental health of families every

Partner Spotlight: Advocates Tell a Data-Driven Story About Texas Communities

The non-profit organization Texans Care for Children drives policy change to improve kids’ lives, helping them to grow up healthy, safe, and successful. But without local data, Texans Care for Children struggled to inform lawmakers

2024 Prenatal-to-3 Legislative Highlights

With most legislatures adjourned for the year, we recap the 2024 action on state policies to support children and families. So far this year, lawmakers throughout the country debated—and many passed—legislation that aligns with four key components of the prenatal-to-3 system of care.
With most legislatures adjourned for the year, we recap the 2024 action on state policies to support children and families. So far this year, lawmakers throughout the country debated—and many passed—legislation that aligns with four key components of the prenatal-to-3 system of care.
Vanderbilt University
Peabody College of Education & Human Development

Who We Are

What We Do

Newsletter Sign-up
© Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center 2023 | Site Policies

Follow us:

Twitter Facebook Linkedin Youtube
Newsletter Sign-up