Early Childhood
Children’s experiences in their first five years have a profound impact on their long-term outcomes. Early care and education programs, including child care, play a key role in ensuring that every child in has the opportunity to build a quality foundation that will prepare them to learn, grow, and succeed. Child care also supports families and strengthens communities by allowing parents to participate in the labor force. However, millions of American families struggle to find quality, affordable child care in a safe, well-designed facility. BPC believes that everyone – from parents and providers to business and faith leaders – has a role in creating an early childhood system that works for all children and families.
The Intersection of TANF and Child Care
Building Bipartisan Support for Child Care Toolkit: 2021 Update
CDCTC Calculator: How Much Could You Receive?
The Pandemic’s Impact on the Social-Emotional Well-Being of our Youngest Generation
Minimum Wage Increases: Impacts for Child Care Workers and Providers
Survey Results: How Work and Child Care are Changing
A Cohesive Vision for Child Care, Head Start, and Pre-K
Pro-Family Policies are Pro-Economy
Child Care Supply and Safety: Parent and Provider Stories
Tribal Early Care and Education Programs
Examining the Role of Faith-Based Child Care
Video: Rethinking America’s Child Care System
Bipartisan Child Care Priorities for the 117th Congress and Biden Administration
Start With Equity: From the Early Years to the Early Grades
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