Elliot Haspel, Author at Early Learning Nation

State Roundup: The Summer of Child Care Innovations

New Mexico, Illinois and Connecticut Provide Cross-Section of States Making Bold Moves

Elliot Haspel·July 16, 2021·4 min read

Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously said that states are the “laboratories of democracy.” It turns out they are the... Read More

“You Can’t Compare Apples and Pears”: Setting the Record Straight on Quebec’s Child Care System

Elliot Haspel·June 8, 2021·6 min read

As the debate rages over proposals to improve U.S. child care, several commentators— mostly self-described conservatives—have pointed to Quebec’s child... Read More

The Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act: The Boldest Plan On Offer Is Quietly Received (3-Part Series, Part 2)

Series: Which Path Forward?: Analyzing the Flurry of Federal Child Care Proposals

Elliot Haspel·May 25, 2021·6 min read

Sen. Elizabeth Warren was in many ways the match that lit the current child care moment. Before the world had... Read More

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The “Child Care For Working Families Act”: Transition Fuel for Universal Child Care (3-Part Series, Part 1)

Series: Which Path Forward?: Analyzing the Flurry of Federal Child Care Proposals

Elliot Haspel·April 28, 2021·8 min read

When I declared on this site a few months back that “The Era of Child Care Incrementalism Is Over,” I had no idea how much April would prove the point. Not only is the White House gearing up to release the American Families Plan -- which will include, per the Washington Post, over $400 billion in early care & education funding -- but on Thursday, Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Bobby Scott reintroduced a new iteration of the Child Care For Working Families Act (CCWFA). Read More

OPINION: Nearly Half of Child Care Teachers Leave Every Year — Why Aren’t We Talking About This?

Elliot Haspel·March 16, 2021·6 min read

Imagine you are building a car. You invest in a solid chassis, make sure the wheels are inflated, oil the... Read More

FILM REVIEW: “Through The Night:” An Intimate Portrait of Family Child Care Reveals Deeper Truths About Caregiving

Elliot Haspel·March 4, 2021·4 min read

Early on in the recently released documentary Through The Night, Deloris “Nunu” Hogan circles up the group of children under... Read More

Opinion: Here Come The Tired Arguments Against Universal Child Care — Reject Them

Elliot Haspel·February 5, 2021·9 min read

This is why we can’t have nice things. Finally, at long last, bipartisan momentum is building towards an affordable, accessible,... Read More

Opinion: The Era of Child Care Incrementalism is Over

Child Care is Now a Top-Tier Bipartisan Issue

Elliot Haspel·January 27, 2021·5 min read

It can be difficult to realize you’ve reached a tipping point until you’re on the other side, like crossing a... Read More

The Other Child Care Crisis: No Staff

Elliot Haspel·December 9, 2020·5 min read

The SouthSide Early Childhood Center in St. Louis is the oldest child care program west of the Mississippi, founded all... Read More

An Electoral “Children’s Wave”

Q&A with Children's Funding Project Founder Elizabeth Gaines

Elliot Haspel·November 17, 2020·6 min read

On November 3rd, seven early childhood ballot initiatives went before voters in cities and counties around the nation. All seven... Read More