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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·Jun 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...

Colorado Pilot Gives Home Child Care Providers Cash Payments with No Strings Attached

More Providers Stay Open and Manage Income Fluctuations

Bryce Covert·Jun 14, 2023·8 min read

Angelica Lerrga started caring for children in the basement of her sister’s Colorado home in 2009, after her husband had...

New Study: Hot Days Impact Kids’ Activity Levels and Health

Preschoolers’ Health in the Face of Rising Outdoor Heat

K.C. Compton·Jun 15, 2023·6 min read

Given the impact of high outdoor temperatures on the health of small children, we might want to start thinking of...

5 Top Takeaways from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Webinar: Closing the Opportunity Gap for Young Children

Mark Swartz·Jun 16, 2023·3 min read

On May 16, the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine hosted a webinar to coincide with the publication of Closing the Opportunity Gap for Young Children, a consensus report that examines gaps that prevent children from having equitable access to resources and experiences.

Getting Messy in Madison: The 6 Sides of the Upcoming Play Make Learn 2023 Conference

Part 2 of "Seasons of Play" Series

Mark Swartz·Jun 19, 2023·4 min read

The Play Make Learn conference, taking place July 20-21 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, offers educators hands-on learning experiences and...

Kelly Fradin’s Parenting Prescription. Interview with the Author

Mark Swartz·Jun 20, 2023·4 min read

“Every family has multiple balls in the air,” Kelly Fradin writes in Advanced Parenting. “Some are bouncy balls and if you drop them the show will go on. But others are glass and require more attention to keep intact.”

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

Rebecca Gale and Dianne Kirsch (Illustrator)·Jun 21, 2023·2 min read

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

New Study: We Can Change Minds—and Mindsets—About the Value of Early Childhood

K.C. Compton·Jun 22, 2023·7 min read

Considering how often we say we care about children in the U.S., one might assume we’d be able to point...

Vermont Makes Child Care History with a Bipartisan Veto Override

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

Rebecca Gale·Jun 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...

RAPID Goes Local: Community-Specific Content for Community-Specific Needs

Mark Swartz·Jun 28, 2023·5 min read

Since the early weeks of the pandemic, advocates and policymakers have relied on RAPID’s survey results for up-to-the-minute snapshots of...

Pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha’s Vision of “What We Can Do Next”

Ambitious Program Rx Kids Works to Eradicate Child Poverty in Flint, Mich., and Beyond

Mark Swartz·Jun 29, 2023·5 min read

What if we let pediatricians run the world? Hear me out.

5 Top Takeaways from the Abt Associates Learning Session: Increasing Pay for Child Care Workers

Mark Swartz·Jul 4, 2023·3 min read

On May 23, Abt Associates hosted a learning session to share strategies for raising compensation for the child care workforce, using initiatives in Washington, D.C., and Connecticut as case studies.

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