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FFN care is the most common type of non-parental child care in the United States today.

Ashley Álvarez·Jan 14, 2025·6 min read

At 3 a.m., Reina Solano was startled awake by the ring of her phone. Her daughter, Ivonne Valadez Solano, was...

Guess who's the blame? Lawmakers.

Janelle Stecklein·Dec 23, 2024·4 min read

A few years ago, I had just about given up hope. Every month for nearly two years after my youngest...

Wagner: Young kids learn through play. Requiring it provides an education that is enriching and rigorous and sets the foundation for future success

Janna Wagner·Nov 20, 2024·3 min read

If you were to shadow a family child care educator for a day, you might join a group of young...

Child care may be closer to an open window of opportunity than our divided politics would suggest possible.

Elliot Haspel·Nov 5, 2024·5 min read

A famous theory in political science asserts that windows for major policy reforms come along only every so often, and...

It's Time for Federal Policy to Do the Same

Natalie Renew·Sep 13, 2023·2 min read

Family, friend and neighbor child care (FFN)—child care that is offered informally in families and communities by trusted family members...

Elliot Haspel·Mar 15, 2022·3 min read

One of “Aesop’s Fables” goes like this: “A group of pigeons, terrified by the appearance of a Kite, called upon...

Elliot Haspel·Jun 10, 2020·7 min read

COVID-19 is a bizarre disease that defies easy answers. It impacts the lungs – except when it doesn’t. It brutalizes...

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