The Build Back Better Act: Increasing Affordability, Access, and Quality of Child Care for Infants and Toddlers
The full cost of high-quality child care is commonly equivalent to tuition at a four-year public university. To help working families with low incomes afford care, child care subsidy programs provide financial assistance to improve
2021 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap
The Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap provides guidance to state leaders on the most effective investments states can make to ensure all children have the opportunity to thrive from the start. Grounded in the science of
Resources for Child Care Subsidies
Evidence shows that Child Care Subsidies is one of most effective strategies that states can implement to impact outcomes for infants and toddlers. We’ve compiled the Policy Impact Center’s core resources on this strategy here
Evidence Review Top 5 Facts: Child Allowance
Download Top 5 Facts (PDF)Full Evidence Review in the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Clearinghouse A child allowance is a cash-based family support policy aimed at providing families with children a consistent, recurring income supplement to prevent
How Will the American Rescue Plan Strengthen the Prenatal-to-3 System of Care? A Summary of the 2021 Act’s Benefits for Infants and Toddlers
View related 3/30/21 webinar recording and materials for a walk through of the American Rescue Plan and Q&A with Dr. Cynthia Osborne and Dr. Greg Duncan: Click here for event page. RESEARCH BRIEF | B.005.0321March
Paid Family Leave and Affordable Child Care Are Integral to a Strong Prenatal-to-3 System of Care
RESEARCH BRIEF | B.004.0221 February 2021 Download PDF Research demonstrates that the prenatal-to-3 age period lays the foundation for children’s cognitive and emotional development.1 It is critical that infants and toddlers receive nurturing, responsive care
Why Do We Focus on the Prenatal-to-3 Age Period?: Understanding the Importance of the Earliest Years
Download PDF Investing in Families During the Earliest Years Can Improve Quality of Life in the Short and Long Term Our health and wellbeing prenatally and during the first three years of life affect all
Beyond the Pandemic: State Policy Options for Supporting Families
RESEARCH BRIEF | B.002.1120 November 2020 Download PDF Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has created numerous challenges for families, particularly those with young children and families of color. Loss of employment has led to the loss
State Variation Tables from the Appendix of the 2020 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap
The 2020 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap identifies the most effective state-level policies and strategies that support the developing child. Below are the state variation tables from the Roadmap. Policy Goals Access to Needed Services (PDF)
2020 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap
Through comprehensive reviews of the most rigorous evidence available, the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center identified the most effective state policies and strategies, that foster the nurturing environments infants and toddlers need and many of which,
