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.

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Reports & Toolkits | Downward Slide: State Child Care Assistance Policies 2012

October 11, 2012

The National Women's Law Center's 9th annual review of key child care subsidy policies in all fifty states and the District of Columbia reveals that families were worse off in 27 states than they were in 2011 under one or more child care assistance policies.  Families are not only worse off in 2012 than they were in 2011, but are also worse off than a decade ago.  

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Webinars & Presentations | Audio and Transcript for How State and Local Advocates Stopped Cutbacks and Achieved Successes

July 24, 2012

In this call, state advocates from California, Illinois, Iowa, New Jersey, and New York discuss how they stopped child care cutbacks in their states and achieved successes in this challenging fiscal climate.

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Fact Sheet | Additional Child Care Funding is Essential to Stop State Cuts

July 12, 2012

This fact sheet describes proposed and enacted cuts to child care assistance across the states in 2012.

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Webinars & Presentations | Audio for Putting Child Care on the Map

May 17, 2012

Listen to this conference call to learn more about our initiative to reach out to members of Congress to Put Child Care on the Map.

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Webinars & Presentations | Audio and Transcript for Quality Rating Improvement Systems: A Conversation with Center Directors

April 27, 2012

Three child care center directors discuss their experiences with quality rating and improvement systems.

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