A Cohesive Vision for Child Care, Head Start, and Pre-K

The Bipartisan Policy Center has shared a brief on how policymakers can and should properly invest in the child care sectors in the next coming years.

Federal policymakers on both sides of the aisle are seriously considering significant investments in, and structural changes to, our nation’s early care and education system. As our nation looks to build a stronger post-pandemic economy, there is no better time to make these critical investments keeping in mind the lessons learned about our fragmented child care system’s shortcomings.

The report was published in June 2021 by Linda K. Smith and Kathlyn McHenry, both are directors of Early Childhood Initiative for the BPC.

To view the full report, click here.

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Connecting children with nature through thoughtful facilities design

This paper and accompanying short videos are part of the Making Space series, a project of the Naitonal Chidlren’s Facilities Network. This intallment explores how children’s children connection to nature has changed in the context of our changing climate, and how child care facilities may play a role in restrengthening that relationship.

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