Policy and Research

Measuring America's Child Care Gap

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NEW TOOL: This interactive map reveals the most complete child care supply data ever collected—using new methodology to quantify the nation's child care gap and expose where access falls short for families.

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Fact Sheet: Economic Impact

Fact Sheet: Head Start

Featured Policy Reports

Economics & Child Care (2025)

Investing through Trusts and Endowments (2025)

TANF and Child Care Expenditure (2025)

Rethinking Child Care Standards and Regulations (2025)

Early Learning Facilities Policy Update (2025)

Why Increasing Child Care Ratios Would be Dangerous (2025)

Position Statement on Farm Bill Reauthorization (2025)

Supporting Child Care Workers as Parents: The Kentucky Subsidy (2024)

National Child Care Gap Assessment: Kentucky (2025)

National Child Care Gap Assessment: Nebraska (2025)

Opportunity Zones and the National Child Care Gap (2025)

Including Early Childhood Educators in the Educator Expense Deduction (2025)

Nebraska Child Care Market Rate Survey (2025)

Nebraska Early Childhood Funding Map (2023)

Nebraska's Public Investments in Early Care (2023)

Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission (2020)

News and Events

Oct 31, 2025

We’re testing preschoolers for giftedness. Experts say that doesn’t work

The Hechinger Report

Oct 29, 2025

New data quantifies child care gaps

The Hechinger Report

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Driving Economic Growth Through Child Care: The $63 Billion Opportunity

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Nov 19 2025

2025 State Education Conference Nov 19 - Nov 21 Omaha, NE

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