Archives: Policies and Strategies

Policy Approach

Child Care Subsidies

SUMMARY Child care subsidies are an effective state strategy to impact: Both child care subsidy receipt and greater state per child subsidy spending increase maternal...

Early Intervention Services

SUMMARY Early Intervention services are an effective state strategy to impact: Participation in Early Intervention services can improve children’s cognitive, motor, behavioral, and language development,...

Group Prenatal Care

SUMMARY Group prenatal care is an effective state strategy to impact: Participation in group prenatal care increases the likelihood that mothers receive adequate prenatal care,...

State Earned Income Tax Credit

SUMMARY A refundable state EITC of at least 10% of the federal EITC is an effective state policy to impact: A refundable state earned income...

State Minimum Wage

SUMMARY A state minimum wage of $10.00 or greater is an effective state policy to impact: A state minimum wage of at least $10.00 per...

Early Head Start

SUMMARY Early Head Start an effective state strategy to impact: Early Head Start (EHS) improves aspects of parental health and emotional wellbeing, nurturing child-parent relationships,...

Evidence-Based Home Visiting Programs

SUMMARY Evidence-based home visiting programs are an effective state strategy to impact: Participation in evidence-based home visiting programs leads to small but positive impacts on...

Comprehensive Screening and Connection Programs

SUMMARY Comprehensive screening and connection programs are an effective state strategy to impact: Comprehensive screening and connection programs (CSCPs) are an effective strategy to increase...

Reduced Administrative Burden for SNAP

SUMMARY Reduced administrative burden for SNAP is an effective state policy to impact: State policies related to the administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

Paid Family Leave

SUMMARY A paid family leave program of a minimum of 6 weeks is an effective state policy to impact: A state policy providing at least...

Expanded Income Eligibility for Health Insurance

SUMMARY Expanded income eligibility for health insurance is an effective state policy to impact: Expanding Medicaid income eligibility up to 138 percent of the federal...

Child Care Workforce Compensation

Limited causal evidence suggests increasing child care workforce compensation may supportnurturing and responsive child care in safe settings. However, evidence is mixed and researchspecific to...

Perinatal Telehealth Services

A review of the experimental evidence on telehealth interventions in the prenatal-to-3 period suggests that telehealth services can produce clinical outcomes equivalent to, and in...

Paid Sick Leave

State paid sick leave policies improve access to paid leave, increase leave-taking, and improve adult health outcomes with minimal or no adverse effects on employment...

Child Allowance

International and United States-based research on cash transfer programs and child tax credits suggests that a permanent child allowance policy implemented in the US could...

Two-Generation Programs for Parental Employment

Two-generation programs for parental employment can increase access to needed services and parents’ ability to work, but evidence is mixed. Current studies do not, however,...

Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Strategies to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity need further study to make a conclusion about their impact on outcomes for families during the prenatal-to-3 period....

Child Care Workforce Qualifications

The relationship between child care workforce qualifications and outcomes in the prenatal-to-3 period has not yet been rigorously studied. Some strong causal studies have evaluated...

Child Care Ratios

More rigorous research is needed to build the evidence base on the impact that lower child-to-caregiver ratios have on children’s development, health, and safety in...

Fair Work Scheduling

Fair work scheduling policies need further study before conclusions can be made about the impact of such policies on outcomes during the prenatal-to-3 period. Unpredictable,...

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