Child Care & Early Learning

New Early Learning Initiative

Send a thank-you note to President Obama

President Obama announced his ambitious agenda for early care and education.

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Impact of Sequestration State by State

How will the March 1st across-the-board cuts impact children?

Our interactive map shows the impact of sequestration on CCDBG and Head Start in each state.

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Child Care Assistance Policies Are On a Downward Slide

Child Care Assistance is on a Downward Slide

NWLC's new report shows that families in 27 states are worse off than they were in 2011 under one or more child care assistance policies.

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My Child Care Love Story

My Child Care Love Story

We don't hear enough about the good experiences parents have with child care.

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Child Care & Early Learning Experts Discuss Reforms

On 9/27, NWLC's Helen Blank spoke on a NAF panel of experts in child care and early learning.

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New Early Learning Initiative
Impact of Sequestration
Child Care Assistance
My Child Care Love Story
Reforming Child Care

Highlights

Fact Sheet | High-Quality Prekindergarten Is a Wise Investment

March 8, 2013

Early education helps prepare children to succeed in school and in life. This fact sheet summarizes the beneifts of Prekindergarten.

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Fact Sheet | Expand Access to High-Quality Early Care and Education for Infants and Toddlers

March 8, 2013

High-quality early care and education is essential for children in their earliest years of life when they are first learning and exploring, yet high-quality programs are in short supply.

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Fact Sheet | Governors’ 2013 State of the State Addresses: Mentions of Early Care and Education

March 14, 2013

A total of 27 governors (as well as the mayor of the District of Columbia) referenced early care and education in their 2013 state of the state addresses—an increase from 22 governors in 2012 and 17 governors in 2011. These governors recognize that early care and education helps prepare young children for future educational success, provides crucial support for parents, and strengthens our nation’s economy.  

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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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More Resources

Fact Sheet | State Child Care Assistance Policies 2010: Individual State Fact Sheets

November 08, 2010

The following state-by-state fact sheets provide information from NWLC’s report on state child care assistance programs, State Child Care Assistance Policies 2010: New Federal Funds Help States Weather the Storm.

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Webinars & Presentations | Audio Recording and Transcript for State Child Care Assistance Policies: Current Challenges for Children and Families

October 27, 2010

This conference call discussed most recent developments in state child care assistance programs and also featured state advocates who are working on key challenges affecting low-income families as well as providers’ access to child care assistance.

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Coalition Action Materials | Coalition Letter to Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

October 20, 2010

The Child Care and Early Learning Coalition's letter to the Administration's Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform urges them to ensure that domestic discretionary spending not be reduced to or frozen at levels that would jeopardize investments in programs such as early care and education.

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Webinars & Presentations | Audio Recording and Transcript for Congress is Wrapping Up: Get the Scoop on Early Childhood

October 06, 2010

The NWLC/CLASP conference call discussed important pieces of early childhood legislation from the 111th Congress as well as what's on the horizon for the lame duck session and the 112th Congress.

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Reports & Toolkits | State Child Care Assistance Policies 2010: New Federal Funds Help States Weather the Storm

September 30, 2010

NWLC's seventh annual review of key child care subsidy policies in all fifty states and the District of Columbia reveals that states largely held off major cuts as of February 2010, with help from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds.  Although most state policies are holding steady compared to a year ago, they have not improved or are behind where they were in 2001.

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