Planning for Resilient Early Care and Education: Addressing Climate Vulnerabiliites

This paper written in partnership between LIIF and UC Berkeley’s Center for Cities + Schools makes clear the need to bolster physical infrastructure to protect children from the effects of climate change. Child care facilities, spaces where children between the ages of 0 and 5 spend lots of their time, may be an important site to implement facilities changes that mitigate harmful impacts such as extreme heat and polluted air.

By LIIF – 2022

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