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Childcare and early education services are critical to communities. Housing, employment, childcare, and transportation pose daily logistical and financial challenges for most working families. Public decision-makers should address these needs in short-and long-range community planning, including in the General Plan, a mandate for every city and county in California. Download PDF
...The State of Oregon has acute housing and Early Care and Education (ECE) needs in nearly every corner of the state. This report was developed in response to a $10 million budget note in 2021 Oregon House Bill 5011 that seeks to respond to both challenges simultaneously, building spaces for ECE providers to serve children […]
...Earlier this year, LIIF released a white paper, Building Better for Families: Policy Strategies for the Co-Location of Early Care and Education Facilities and Affordable Housing, that explored the benefits and challenges of co-locating early care and education (ECE) facilities with affordable housing and highlighted potential policy solutions to support these projects. To expand on this work, […]
...The United States currently faces a severe shortage of both quality early care and education (ECE) options and housing that is affordable to families across the income scale. Prior to the pandemic, 20.4 million renter households were considered rent burdened, meaning they spent more than 30 percent of their monthly income on rent, 51 percent of Americans […]
...Excerpted from What You Should Know Before You Hire a Contractor, provides a checklist of items to consider. To view the full checklist, click here. About the org: The Building Child Care project was funded from 2000 to 2010 by the California Department of Education, Child Development Division, and was a collaboration of four organizations, who developed […]
...Guidelines for finding the right architect for your project, steps in the design process, and a description of roles and expectations. To view details in full, click here. About the org: The Building Child Care project was funded from 2000 to 2010 by the California Department of Education, Child Development Division, and was a collaboration of […]
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