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March Update: Prenatal-to-3 State Legislative Trends

As we enter March, legislative sessions continue to heat up. From progress around Medicaid expansion in one Southern state to growing momentum on postpartum health care coverage, paid family leave (PFL), tax credits, and child

Beyond Tax Credits: State Tax Codes Can Help or Hurt Working Families

The clock is ticking for tax day. And which state a family lives in will have a significant impact on whether they owe taxes or receive a refund—a boost of crucial unrestricted cash for the

February Update: Prenatal-to-3 State Legislative Trends

State legislators are off to the races! Nearly three quarters of states have gaveled in for the 2024 session, and several more will convene later this month. This post marks the starting line for our

Using the Roadmap to Inform Your Legislative Agenda 

In many states, a new year also signifies the start of a new legislative session. For lawmakers, January is a great time to introduce bills to enact evidence-based policies to improve child and family outcomes.

Our Staff’s Picks for 2023’s Most Exciting Prenatal-to-3 Research

Since 2019, the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center has empowered states with evidence on which policies positively impact very young children and their parents. Reviewing the evidence connecting state policies to outcomes for young children and

The Roadmap’s Hidden Gem: Child and Family Outcomes

The Roadmap is best known for its 12 evidence-based policy solutions, but did you know we track all 50 states and the District of Columbia on 20 measures of child and family health and wellbeing?

Looking Back on a Year of Evidence-Based State Policymaking

What a year for prenatal-to-3 state policy! In 2023, states across the country made substantial investments in policies to support young children and their families. In today’s post, we provide a snapshot of states’ progress

Reflecting on the 2023 Research to Policy Summit as a Researcher and a Mom

Last Thursday, October 12, the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center hosted our fourth annual Research to Policy Summit . We shared the many ways state policy choices impact families, demonstrated these impacts through our simulation of a family of three in different states, detailed the most effective policies states can employ to help children thrive from the start, and summarized the progress states have made this year toward implementing effective policies.

The Child Care Crisis, Part 4: How State Policy Choices Transform a Family’s Experience

In some states, a parent working a full-time minimum wage job can obtain a subsidy and comfortably afford child care. In other states, especially in a locality without enough subsidized slots, almost all of that

The Child Care Crisis, Part 3: Why States Should Increase Demand for Subsidized Care

Demand for subsidized child care slots is already very high. State subsidy programs simply do not meet the need. In many states, families are left lingering on waiting lists—unable to work or forced to use

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