Category: Early Care and Education

The Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity has been nationally recognized for its Supportive, Healthy, Inspiring and Nurturing Environments (SHINE) initiative. This National Association of Counties “2025 Achievement Award,” in the category of “Children and Youth,” highlights SHINE’s transformative approach to strengthening the child care sector. LIIF serves as facilities fund manager for…

LIIF was honored to be highlighted in a Mercy Investment Services article, “Reimagining Spaces for Early Education Child Care and Youth Development.” Our CDFI is one of more than 70 organizations around the world that have received a Mercy Partnership Fund loan to support its work. Read the Mercy Investment Services article. When the economic…

The numbers speak volumes: LIIF conducted 16 in-home child care provider site visits/assessments in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. in just five days during June. Our goal? Long-term sustainability of for these small business owners. LIIF’s ECE Program Manager, Northeast Region Amy Shea (top photo, left) and ECE Senior Program Officer, Northeast Region Yarimar Gonzalez…

Vice President, ECE Facilities Fund Management Mona Malan and ECE Program Manager, Northeast Region Amy Shea headed to Kansas City, Mo. for the National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG) 28th national symposium. They joined 500+ sector leaders, including President Heather Nesle (photo, center) of the New York Life Foundation, which was a longtime funder of…

Read the KTVZ21 (Bend, Ore.) article. CONTACT   Christopher Gil   Director of Strategic Communications and Influence    (415) 287-3197, cgil@liifund.org     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     OHCS Commits $7.4 Million to Expand Early Care and Education Statewide, Partners with LIIF’s BuildUp Oregon Initiative     Grants and loans to nine innovative projects that co-locate child care SALEM, ORE. (May 29, 2025) — Oregon Housing…

Doing a double take: Yes, that is members of the LIIF team in the Twin Cities canoeing down the Mississippi by St. Paul, Minnesota (top photo, below). In mid-May, they joined child care leaders leaders and outdoor educators at the Children & Nature Network’s “Nature Everywhere Conference” — the world’s largest gathering of advocates for…

Madeline Bradshaw, from the University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy, has collaborated with LIIF on a timely report, “Reconciling Fire Code Regulations for Child Care in California to Improve Child Outcomes.” In its 60+ pages, this comprehensive report highlights challenges for providers, plus puts forth four key recommendations: Read the report. Findings…

 CONTACTS  Christopher Gil   Director of Strategic Communications and InfluenceLow Income Investment Fund    cgil@liifund.org    Gustavo BancheroDirector of CommunicationsAscendusgbanchero@ascendus.org Clara PinskyCommunications & Impact OfficerWorking Solutions CDFIclara@workingsolutions.org  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     LIIF Announces New Loan Product for Licensed In-Home Child Care Providers, Partnership with Ascendus and Working Solutions CDFI to Strengthen Small Business Owners in CaliforniaWith support from the Mastercard…

How do you create a robust national economy? It starts by strengthening local child care ecosystems. The LIIF Early Care and Education (ECE) Team conducted a site visit to see one example, heading to Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center with staff from the office of California State Assemblymember Dawn Addis (District 30). Toddler Care Center…

LIIF joined sector leaders May 6 at Gracie Mansion, built in 1799 and located in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan, for a “Child Care Provider Appreciation Dinner.” Thanks to New York City Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Ana Almanzar and the Office of Child Care and Early Childhood Education for hosting. This was an inspiring…