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Child Care & Early Learning Policy Implementation

With significant investments and strong policies, our child care system can work better for children, families, and child care providers—but only if implemented effectively at the federal, state, and local levels.

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Re-Envisioning CCDF: Toward an Anti-Racist Child Care System That Serves Families & Educators

What Child Care Advocates Need to Know about the Upcoming Tax Debate

Las narradoras/lideres de Sparking Change le dicen al Congreso lo que las mujeres y las familias realmente necesitan

Sparking Change Storytellers Tell Congress What Women and Families Actually Need

State Child Care and Early Education Updates 2023: Continuing Progress

Mary Poppins and the Fantasy of a Well-Funded Child Care System

States Try to Fill the Gap as Billions in Federal Child Care Funding Expires. But Is It Enough?

Tax Credits Are Not the (Full) Solution to the Child Care Crisis

Improving the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Would Help More Working Families with the High Cost of Child Care

Precarious Progress: State Child Care Assistance Policies 2022

The Child Care Crisis Is Making Kids Go Hungry 

By the Numbers: Data on Key Programs for the Well-Being of Women, LGBTQ+ People, and Their Families

Sparking Change: A Storyteller Initiative

Talking Points: Prioritizing Women and Families over Deficits: It’s Time to Reject Austerity

Child Care Rescue: How States Are Using Their American Rescue Plan Act Child Care Funds

State Child Care and Early Education Updates 2022: Progress on a Long Path

States Try to Rescue Child Care From the Brink—But for How Long?

NWLC Urges Congress to Fight for Care Investments in the Final Reconciliation Package

At the Crossroads: State Child Care Assistance Policies 2021

Sustaining Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care Beyond the Pandemic: Guidance and State Models

Cutting Costs for Women and Families Depends on Public Investments

Transformative Public Investments in Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten Will Dramatically Cut Costs for Families

Child Care, Universal Pre-K, and Paid Leave are Good for Economic Growth

300+ Early Childhood Organizations Write to Congress in Support of Build Back Better Framework