Policy and Research

Discovering Solutions Together

We generate early childhood research focused on timely, relevant, and compelling issues that have clear implications for early childhood policy and practice.

We engage early childhood partners in collaborative efforts to identify equitable, efficient, and evidence-based solutions.

We disseminate findings strategically to maximize impacts on early childhood practice and policy locally, regionally, and nationally.

Research Priorities

We explore solutions that expand access to quality early care and education for all children and families.

Equitable Access to Quality Early Care and Education

We explore solutions that expand access to quality early care and education for all children and families.

We engage early childhood professionals in collaborative efforts to improve workforce well-being.

Workforce Well-Being

We engage early childhood professionals in collaborative efforts to improve workforce well-being.

We help people make informed decisions about funding quality early care and education.

Early Childhood Financing

We help people make informed decisions about funding quality early care and education.

We partner with state agencies, early childhood organizations, and communities to equitably improve early childhood systems.

Transforming Early Childhood Systems in Nebraska

We partner with state agencies, early childhood organizations, and communities to equitably improve early childhood systems.

91%

of counties in Nebraska do not have enough available licensed child care slots to meet the current demand

7 in 10

early childhood providers in Nebraska reported staff members are leaving the early childhood field entirely, according to survey responses from early 2022

$569.2M

was the gap, in FY 2021, between current funding and the cost of fully funding quality early care and education in Nebraska