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Child care subsidies

Child care subsidies

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

Stagnant Funding Results in Alaska Pre-K School Closure, Instability for Vulnerable Children

Meadow Lakes Head Start, a preschool in Wasilla that has 45 students, will close down at the end of the year. Half of the students will move on to kindergarten and the rest will have

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

Ebenezer Scrooge? Why Ohio is ‘Beyond Stingy’ When it Comes to Helping Families

Nobody wants to be last.       But Ohio is indeed at or very near the bottom on important rankings of how we treat children and working families. When are we going to own that? When

Governor Glenn Youngkin Launches Building Blocks for Virginia Families

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced significant early learning and child care investments. The Building Blocks for Virginia Families initiative will include funding to ensure access to high-quality early childhood programs for every low-income family

Brief: State policy progress on child care subsidies in 2023

The 2023 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap identifies child care subsidies as one of the most effective policies at improving child and family well-being and the health of the workforce and economy. The Roadmap tracks state

To ensure children thrive from the start

Early in her career, Cynthia Osborne learned that the pathway to opportunity is paved by much more than a quality education. In 1994, a few years after graduating from college, Osborne began teaching middle school

Early Investment, a Lifetime of Returns: Articulating the Value of Early Childhood Investments in Virginia

Significant returns to families and the state

Transforming the Child Care Landscape: A Case Study of New Mexico

Throughout the nation, states are struggling to keep their child care industries afloat. Decades of underinvestment and a global pandemic threatened a near-total collapse of the system, held off only by temporary pandemic-era funding that

State Policy Lever Checklist: Child Care Subsidies

Child care subsidy programs provide financial assistance to help make child care more affordable for families who have low incomes. This assistance enables family members to participate in the workforce and pursue educational goals. Rigorous

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