Harnessing Innovative State Strategies for Child Care Investments: A Roadmap to National Solutions to Meet Community Needs, Part 1 (North Carolina, New York and New Mexico)
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…