Child Care Assistance

Many families struggle with the costs of child care and need a helping hand to afford high-quality child care to keep working.

Highlights

Fact Sheet | Child Care Assistance Policies in States Receiving Early Learning Challenge Grants

December 20, 2011

This fact sheet summarizes the child care assistance policies for the nine states that were awarded Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge grants by the Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services.

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Fact Sheet | State by State Fact Sheets: Child Care Assistance Policies 2011

December 16, 2011

The National Women's Law Center's 8th annual review of key child care subsidy policies in all fifty states and the District of Columbia reveals that families were worse off in 37 states than they were in 2010 under one or more child care assistance policies. These 51 fact sheets explain the state of child care assistance in individual states and the District of Columbia.

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Reports & Toolkits | State Child Care Assistance Policies 2011: Reduced Support for Families in Challenging Times

October 11, 2011

The National Women's Law Center's 8th annual review of key child care subsidy policies in all fifty states and the District of Columbia reveals that families were worse off in 37 states than they were in 2010 under one or more child care assistance policies.  Families are not only worse off in 2011 than they were in 2010, but are also worse off than a decade ago.

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More Resources

Reports & Toolkits | State Child Care Assistance Policies Report Series

September 30, 2010

This nationwide annual analysis by the National Women's Law Center compares child care assistance policies from year to year and to and 2001 in four policy areas: income eligibility, waiting lists for assistance, copayment requirements and reimbursement rates for providers. Some states have made progress, but most states continue to be behind where they were in 2001. Read more...

Fact Sheet | Child Care Assistance Policies in States Receiving Early Learning Challenge Grants

December 20, 2011

This fact sheet summarizes the child care assistance policies for the nine states that were awarded Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge grants by the Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services.

 Read more...

Fact Sheet | State by State Fact Sheets: Child Care Assistance Policies 2011

December 16, 2011

The National Women's Law Center's 8th annual review of key child care subsidy policies in all fifty states and the District of Columbia reveals that families were worse off in 37 states than they were in 2010 under one or more child care assistance policies. These 51 fact sheets explain the state of child care assistance in individual states and the District of Columbia.

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Webinars & Presentations | Audio Recording of Early Childhood Updates: Funding and Reauthorization Prospects

December 15, 2011

Helen Blank from the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), Adele Robinson from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Hannah Matthews from CLASP, and Harriet Dichter from the First Five Years Fund provided an overview of the FY 2012 and FY 2013 budgets, reauthorization of ESEA and CCDBG, and Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge grants.

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Webinars & Presentations | Transcript for Early Childhood Updates: Funding and Reauthorization Prospects

December 15, 2011

Read the full transcript of Early Child Hood Update: Funding and Reauthorization Prospects. Helen Blank from the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), Adele Robinson from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Hannah Matthews from CLASP, and Harriet Dichter from the First Five Years Fund provided an overview of the FY 2012 and FY 2013 budgets, reauthorization of ESEA and CCDBG, and Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge grants.

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