Connecticut Becomes First State in Nation for Baby Bonds Helps Tackle Generational Poverty in Low-Income Families Bryce Covert·Jul 6, 2021·6 min readConnecticut just took an unprecedented step: on June 30 it became the first state in the country to create baby... Read More
Think Child Care is Hard to Find? Try Being a Parent Who Works Early Mornings, Late Nights or WeekendsBryce Covert·May 17, 2023·6 min readIt’s hard enough to find child care in this country that is dependable and affordable when working a regular 9... Read More
Some States Have Avoided the Child Care Cliff By Keeping Investment Going, About a Dozen States Have Kept Providers Open and Tuition Increases Down. Bryce Covert·Apr 3, 2024·8 min readThe federal American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law in early 2022, sent the child care sector the single largest... Read More
Diapers are Missing from the Safety Net. American Families are Paying the Price.Elise Anderson·Jul 16, 2024·9 min readDid you know that infants require up to 12 diapers per day? Did you also know this can cost families... Read More
More than 700 Child Care Providers Shut Their Doors to Demand Better Pay “Without Child Care, There’s No Workforce” Bryce Covert·May 8, 2023·4 min readLorretta Johnson has been running a child care out of her home in Austin, Texas since 1999, caring mostly for... Read More
Federal Way Birth Center – First Black-Owned Freestanding Birth Center in Washington State – Founded to Combat Discrimination in Maternal and Infant CareElise Anderson·Jan 24, 2024·8 min readFaisa Farole is the first Black midwife to own and operate a freestanding birth center in the state of Washington.... Read More
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 readAngelica Lerrga started caring for children in the basement of her sister’s Colorado home in 2009, after her husband had... Read More
The United States Used to Have Universal Child Care–Will We Do It Again?Bryce Covert·May 7, 2021·5 min readUniversal child care is getting a turn in the spotlight. President Joe Biden has proposed universal preschool for all American... Read More
WIC Faces Cuts if Congress Reneges on 25-Year-Long Bipartisan CommitmentBryce Covert·Dec 7, 2023·6 min readChelsea Page knew when she was pregnant with her second child that, once the baby was born, she was going... Read More
On the Other Side of the Child Care Cliff, Over 1,000 Providers Stage One-Day Strike for A Day Without Child CareBryce Covert·May 13, 2024·8 min readTerri Simms has run her child care business, known as Playtime Nursery School, in Dayton, Ohio for over 27 years.... Read More
Universal, Public Preschool Found to Help Students Long After They Graduate Proof that Investing in Universal Preschool Can Pay Off Bryce Covert·May 21, 2021·5 min readIs universal, public preschool good for children? Is it worth spending billions of dollars on, or will that money be... Read More
Child Care is Infrastructure. Biden’s Relief Bill Understands ThatBryce Covert·Apr 8, 2021·7 min readAfter signing a $1.9 trillion relief bill into law, President Joe Biden is taking on his next big policy priority:... Read More