CLASP

The Biden Administration is making an important statement about the urgency of supporting the child care sector with its supplemental funding request to Congress today.

To address the maternal mental health crisis, Congress must meaningfully invest in maternal mental health supports and services to better address the well-being of birthing people at this critical time in their lives. 

Rachel Wilensky was quoted in this article on pandemic child care relief funds across states.

Congress must act swiftly to avert another potential shutdown. Policymakers must prioritize families and children with adequate resources to avoid adding more harm to what the loss of pandemic relief programs already caused. 

Rachel Wilensky was quoted: “This historic underinvestment in the child care system that has been ever-present intersects with long-standing gender and racial inequities."

A history of underinvestment in child care results in low wages and lack of other support for providers which can make copayments complex and unaffordable for families. We need increased and sustained public investment. 

In this GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, co-sponsored by Early Learning Nation Magazine, we heard a riveting conversation about early childhood policy — past, present and future. Moderator Michelle Kang of NAEYC opened the session by recognizing the essential yet currently undervalued and undercompensated role that child care and education…

Today’s U.S. Census Bureau report shows—once again—that poverty in the United States is a policy choice.

Alycia Hardy, Alyssa Fortner, and Tiffany Ferrette presented to the NC Coalition for Inclusion, Not Expulsions on their brief “Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care” and state and federal recommendations to address harsh disciplinary practices.

In advance of Census Bureau’s annual release of poverty data, we explain exactly what the official poverty measure captures and what it misses.