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Policies states may use to implement the new funds under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
CLASP brief on opportunities to advocate for equitable child care policies through the state CCDF planning process.
The COVID-19 pandemic and recession have taken this simmering crisis and turned it into an explosive boil, demanding immediate response from the Biden-Harris Administration.
Recommendations for urgent actions the Biden-Harris Administration should take to address the child care and early learning crisis to ensure the health and safety of early educators and families during COVID
CLASP helped lead the development of these child care and early learning recommendations to the Biden-Harris transition team. We were one of 187 organizations that endorsed these recommendations to ensure a strong, equitable child care and early learning system that not only benefits children, families, and early educators but also keeps women in the workforce, increases racial equity, and strengthens our economy for everyone.
In this factsheet, CLASP details child care assistance participation and spending based on the most recent, publicly released data.
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the child care system, threatening workers’ livelihoods and families’ stability. Because listening to people who are directly affected by policy is a critical part of equitable policymaking, CLASP and our partners teamed up to share the stories of families and providers from across the country who are coping with the impact of the pandemic.
The coronavirus has revealed and worsened racial inequities across the child care sector. This report explains the origins of long-standing inequities in early education, examines how the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated them, and offers recommendations for how stakeholders can address them to build a fairer system.
This brief provides new estimates of what it would cost to sustain the child care system during the coronavirus pandemic. We estimate that at least $9.6 billion is needed each month to fully fund existing providers in the child care system.
This profile provides an overview of several key policy areas—including home visiting, child care assistance, minimum wage, and cash assistance—that would be particularly impactful for families with infants and toddlers in New Mexico.