Resources
The intent of Playing by the Rules|Colorado is to encourage greater understanding of the regulatory framework for outdoor learning environments in four types of child care facilities regulated by the state of Colorado—child care centers, family child care homes, neighborhood youth organizations, and school-age child care centers. Provided by the Natural Learning Initiative, this practitioner’s […]
...The National Association of Counties (NACo) has tracked and published nearly 200 plans for distribution of the $65 billion allocated to county governments in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). NACo’s online database allows users to filter by topic, state, and county. Users can filter by topic, county size, and state. The site offers a brief overview of a county’s current planned investments. View […]
...The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) has released a new study that analyzes data from 34 states and Washington, DC to quantify state-by-state and national economic impacts of missing child care supply. Researchers estimate that gaps in child care supply cause cumulative national economic losses ranging from $142-217 billion annually. With the study, BPC also released an interactive map presenting data on gaps and economic impacts by state, congressional district, and county. […]
...The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) published a piece with key insights and reflections from child care operators serving children in facilities co-located with affordable housing developments in California, New York, and Washington, DC. Read the blog post > Authored by Rachel Hammond, May 2021. To view the full paper, click here. About the org: As a community […]
...The Foundation for Child Development has put together a page with resources and organizations that are calling for social and racial reform in the workplace, particularly in the field of Early Care and Education. Most early care providers are women or persons of color that simply don’t get to voice their concerns in the workforce. […]
...The Early Link Podcast’s host Rafael Otto speaks with Elliot Haspel, an early childhood policy expert and author of the book “Crawling Behind: America’s Childcare Crisis and How to Fix It.” Excerpt below – Elliot describes what the child care crisis looks like today and talks about what has (and has not) changed since his book […]
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