This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation brief looks at factors that contribute to readiness of individuals and organizations to adopt quality improvement practices within the early care and education (ECE) field. The brief defines “…

The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care has issued a Program Instruction (PI) to State and Territorial lead agencies administering the Child Care and Development Fund. The Instruction pertains to how to collect and submit…

This Administration for Children and Families (ACF) blogpost, published by the Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, summarizes findings of roundtables that have occurred across the country covering how to improve…

This updated and expanded report from the Congressional Research Service provides a summary of TANF block grant information and addresses frequently asked questions. The report covers TANF funding and expenditures, TANF caseload data, level of TANF…

This Urban Institute report presents motivations and barriers faced by employers that provide work-family supports. The report also highlights employer perceptions about public policies that help low-wage workers address or manage work-family…

The National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families will host a webinar on October 10, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET to discuss strategies for supporting parents of children with special needs. Presenters will share tips on what…

This set of Child Trends fact sheets identifies changes in the use of child care assistance on a state-by-state basis as a result of increases in Child Care and Development Block grant funding in FY2015. The fact sheets highlight changes in state…

This Administration for Children and Families blogpost, authored by the ACF Assistant Secretary, highlights a listening tour that provided the public an opportunity to discuss the challenge of improving access and increasing the affordability of…

This Brookings Institution report from the Hamilton Project examines the reasons behind the decline in labor force participation over the last two years. The analysis identifies trends in labor force participation by age, gender, race, and…

This Office of Family Assistance dataset identifies combined federal TANF and state maintenance-of-effort (MOE) expenditures at national and state levels. The dataset, which includes tables and national and state pie charts, illustrates how the TANF…