Since the release of our 2020 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap, every state has increased their investment in at least one effective Roadmap policy, but the choices they have made vary considerably. The distinct choices that
Learn how statewide paid family and medical leave (PFML) programs are financed through payroll contributions from workers and employers. This policy brief explores key decisions for funding PFML programs, including start-up funding, premium contributions, rate determination, and wage coverage.
 Paid family and medical leave (PFML) is one of 12 evidence-based policies in our 2024 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap, which details states’ progress toward adopting and implementing policies that effectively improve child and family wellbeing.
Financial hardship in early childhood can disrupt healthy brain development and compromise the foundation for long-term development and wellbeing. Because of discrimination in employment and education as well as unequal opportunities to build wealth, Black,
PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE WHAT IS PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Only 27% of workers in the US have access to paid family leave.1 States can implement policies to
PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE WHAT IS PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Paid family leave policies allow workers to take time off work and receive a portion of their salary
ARIZONA’S POLICY CHOICES IMPACT FAMILY RESOURCES A state’s policy choices do not operate in isolation from one another. Instead, they interact to provide critical resources and create a system of support of varying generosity for
ARKANSAS’S POLICY CHOICES IMPACT FAMILY RESOURCES A state’s policy choices do not operate in isolation from one another. Instead, they interact to provide critical resources and create a system of support of varying generosity for
ALASKA’S POLICY CHOICES IMPACT FAMILY RESOURCES A state’s policy choices do not operate in isolation from one another. Instead, they interact to provide critical resources and create a system of support of varying generosity for
CONNECTICUT’S POLICY CHOICES IMPACT FAMILY RESOURCES A state’s policy choices do not operate in isolation from one another. Instead, they interact to provide critical resources and create a system of support of varying generosity for
