Families Know What They Need. We Just Need to Ask Them.
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A State-by-State Summary of Prospective Payments Implementation Approaches
The New Practice Lab offers resources for states implementing new federal requirements changing how they pay child care providers.
Big Changes in Federally Supported Child Care Payments Are Coming in 2025
Aligning payment practices with private sector norms could encourage provider participation in federal subsidy programs.
Family Thriving: How Social Policy Can Promote Greater Connection
How real families鈥 thriving is impacted by their support networks, and how future social policy can promote more connection.
Bolstering State and Local Care Infrastructure with Federal Recovery Funding
More than $3 billion have been allocated to care projects, but funds remain on the table for communities to invest in care.
Lost in the Labyrinth: Helping Parents Navigate Early Care and Education Programs
This brief examines missed opportunities for early care and education programs and maps the fractured system across all 50 states.
Billions of Dollars Available for States and Communities to Invest in Care
More than $2.84 billion in flexible recovery funds are being used to support care projects; it鈥檚 not too late for others to do the same.
Families with Young Children Face a Labyrinth of Early Care and Education Programs
To better understand the issues around access to early care and education programs, we listened to the families trying to use them.