Child Care Assistance Policies: At a Pivot Point

The National Women's Law Center's annual report on child care assistance policies found that States are at a pivot point as they make important decisions to build on their subsidy systems. The report finds that families are better off under one or more key child care assistant policies than they were last year in 27 States -- however, in 24 States, families are doing worse. Expanded investments in child care are essential to ensure that parents have the affordable, reliable child care they need to work, children have the nurturing environments they need to learn and grow, and the nation has the strong workforce it needs now and in the future for economic prosperity.