Child Care Crisis Archives - Page 2 of 10

In Texas, A Break for Child Care Providers Via Property Taxes

Instead of Direct Payments to Providers, a Ballot Referendum in Texas Offers a Property Tax Break

Rebecca Gale·Jan 16, 2024·8 min read

For Alejandra Gardner, it wasn’t until she began receiving funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that her child...

Three Lessons the U.S. Can Learn From International COVID-19 Child Care Responses

Elliot Haspel·May 14, 2020·4 min read

Anyone who has been following the intersection of COVID-19 and child care knows that the U.S. is not doing well....

Voices and Visions for Transformative Change from Child Care NEXT

Mark Swartz·Aug 16, 2022·9 min read

Child Care NEXT, a new initiative of the Alliance for Early Success, supports diverse coalitions in states “ready to mount...

Thriving Providers Project: First of Its Kind Effort Uses Guaranteed Income to Address Compensation of Early Childhood Education Workforce

Alice Bradley·Jun 28, 2022·6 min read

Home-based child care providers may soon be getting some much-needed financial assistance. The Thriving Providers Project (TPP), officially launching in...

Michigan’s First of Its Kind Program Shares Child Care Costs Between the State, Employers and Employees

Bryce Covert·Oct 5, 2021·7 min read

As a state representative in Michigan, Greg VanWoerkom has gone on a lot of tours of local businesses to find...

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·Aug 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...

OPINION: Three Evidence-Based Ways to Support the Early Care and Education Workforce

JoAnn Hsueh·Oct 21, 2021·3 min read

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated inequities and fragilities inherent in existing child care markets and decimated the supply of child care...

Steps to Sustainability: Fundamental Reforms to Our Systems of Child Care and Early-Learning Programs

Our Broken Child Care System and How to Fix It, Part 3

Laura Justice and Mark Swartz·Aug 4, 2020·7 min read

In this three-part series, Dr. Laura Justice—executive director of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy at The...

OPINION: Would You Like Fries with That?

How Low Wages Exploit America’s Child Care Workforce and Undermine its Future

Dr. Dan Wuori·Jun 11, 2021·3 min read

Fast-food giant McDonald’s recently announced that it is raising its entry-level pay within corporate-owned locations. Depending on geography, new hires...

Better Communities Collaborative in Athens, Ga. Supports Families and Communities, Inspires Others

Mark Swartz·Mar 7, 2023·4 min read

Southern Living magazine calls it the South’s Best College Town, but Athens-Clark County also has its challenges, including a 30%...

What Does Accountable and Justice-Oriented Early Childhood Education Look Like?

Part 5 of a 5-Part Series

Ai Binh Ho·Sep 21, 2022·25 min read

Many immigrant parents express fear around ECE centers. They worry that their child rearing practices, which may be historically rooted and culturally normative, may be viewed as abuse in the U.S. They also fear being tracked, monitored or reported.