Rebecca Gale, Author at Early Learning Nation

The Child Care Cliff, A Cautionary Tale

Rebecca Gale·September 28, 2023·3 min read

A graphic story on the child care cliff and end of ARPA funding for child care

A Top Priority for Generation Z? Child Care

New Survey Shows Generation Z Values Child Care as a Leading Workplace Benefit

Rebecca Gale·September 19, 2023·5 min read

Kelly Choi crunched the numbers on child care, and the results didn’t look good. Like the majority (66 percent) of...

American Rescue Plan Act Funds Are On The Way to Help Child Care Providers – But Will it Be Enough?

Blacksburg, Virginia has money allocated to give child care providers a much-needed pay boost, but for some it may be too late.

Rebecca Gale·August 8, 2023·9 min read

Lourdie believes she has found her life’s work as a child care worker. She loves her work in the infant-toddler...

Minnesota Makes Major Strides on Behalf of Children and Families

Legislative Session Brings $750 Million in New Funds for Child Care and Early Learning Programs

Rebecca Gale·July 25, 2023·4 min read

There are major changes coming for families in Minnesota. That is how Representative Dave Pinto explains it. The Democratic legislator,...

Vermont Makes Child Care History with a Bipartisan Veto Override

Success Credited to a Decade of Advocacy, Lobbying Efforts, Coalition Building

Rebecca Gale·June 27, 2023·4 min read

On Tuesday, June 20, Vermont’s state legislature met in a special legislative session to consider a bipartisan veto override of...

Did Covid Break Child Care or Was It Already Broken? A Brief Explainer

Rebecca Gale·June 21, 2023·2 min read

Support for this project was provided by Better Life Lab at New America...

With $125 Million Hanging in the Air, Vermont Sets the Stage for National Child Care

Even After the Governor’s Veto, Sufficient Votes Exist for an Override

Rebecca Gale·June 13, 2023·4 min read

The Vermont legislature is close to enacting their goal of bringing near-universal child care to their state with $125 million...

The Pandemic Disrupted Gender Equity at Home. Will It Last?

New Data Explored at Better Life Lab at New America Symposium

Rebecca Gale·March 28, 2023·4 min read

Before the pandemic began in March 2020, Melissa and Richard Head would have said they evenly split the child care...

Educator Burnout: Another Child Care Struggle

Rebecca Gale·February 28, 2023·5 min read

Jennifer Trippett remembers the signs going up. In late 2021, fast food restaurants in the Bridgeport, West Virginia area announced...

How Child Care in Oregon is Saving the Construction Trade

Statewide apprenticeship program with generous child care subsidies also trains and recruits workers

Rebecca Gale·January 30, 2023·4 min read

There has been a construction boom in Oregon. Demand in the trade continues to rise yet 90 percent of construction...

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