June 2, 2025
This gap analysis will:
• Give policymakers and stakeholders a baseline from which to devise strategies to strengthen quality of and access to child care.
• Give policymakers a critical tool for holding federal, state, and local leaders accountable for improving access to child care.
• Serve as an evidence base that will allow federal, state, and local leaders across the country to use data rather than anecdotes to evaluate the need for care.