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

Webinars & Presentations | Transcript of Post-Budget Update: What to Expect for Early Childhood in 2012

February 23, 2012

Helen Blank of the National Women's Law Center, Adele Robinson of National Association for the Education of Young Children, and Hannah Matthews of CLASP discuss what to expect in the appropriations process for early childhood programs in 2012.

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Reports & Toolkits | A Count for Quality: Child Care Center Directors on Rating and Improvement Systems

February 23, 2012

This report discusses child care center directors’ perspectives on Quality Rating and Improvement Systems and offers recommendations for strengthening QRIS so that they are more effective in helping families access high-quality care.

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Fact Sheet | Early Care and Education Programs in the President’s FY 2013 Budget Proposal

February 14, 2012

This fact sheet summarizes the Obama Administration's Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposals for early childhood programs.

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Fact Sheet | 2012 Supplement to Making Care Less Taxing: Improving State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions

February 13, 2012

The 2012 Supplement to Making Care Less Taxing, the Center’s 2011 report on state child and dependent care tax provisions, and the accompanying state report card, Making the Grade for Care, which grades those state provisions, covers the 34 child and dependent care tax provisions in effect in 28 states in tax year 2011.

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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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