The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will host a webinar to examine the findings from a series of surveys conducted from June to November 2020 which addressed the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on working parents, the childcare industry, and…

This brief summarizes potential federal funding sources and programs that can be used to address barriers facing young parents and families, such as unemployment, disruption to education, financial instability, and lack of child care access,…

The Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) National Research Conference on Early Childhood 2020 (NRCEC 2020) will be held virtually from November 30 to December 3, 2020. This biennial event will cover research on child welfare, Early…

The economic shocks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic along with social distancing and stay-at-home orders have dramatically reshaped the approach social service programs are taking to support employment for low-income populations. The Office…

Funded by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, the Child & Family Data Archive has released the 2017 Child Care Licensing Study. The study covers collected information about child care licensing programs and policies as well as…

This issue brief highlights three areas to consider in developing workforce policies for young parents between the age of 18 and 24 in a post-pandemic world. These touchstones include: accelerated pathways, such as Integrated Education and…

This issue brief analyzes characteristics of the early care and education (ECE) workforce in Arkansas and identifies research on the correlation between high-quality ECE and child development, as well as ECE providers’ emotional well-being. The…

This tool relies on state-provided or other public data to support early childhood stakeholders in calculating the funds needed to increase early childhood workforce qualifications. The calculator enables the user to set the program type (for…

This two-part research-to-practice brief covers the process of building Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships (EHS-CCP). These partners expand access to quality early childhood care and education programs for infants, toddlers, and their families…

This Child Trends two-brief series highlights information on access to care for homeless children and families. The first brief, Facilitating Access to Early Care and Education for Children Experiencing Homelessness, covers barriers to accessing…