Author: Makenzi Sumners

Throughout our blog series (Part 1 and Part 2) we showcased innovative state strategies to fund early care and education (ECE) infrastructure through creative financing solutions to meet families’ child care needs. For our final installment, we will explore how lessons from these public-private capital models can inform federal policy and program design. By partnering…

Gaps between families’ child care needs and federal investments in early care and education (ECE) have compelled states to develop innovative approaches to funding ECE infrastructure. Although these local policies solutions alone cannot solely resolve the deep-rooted and longstanding child care challenges facing the country — which estimates suggest yields a $122 billion loss to…