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Informing Policy at the National Level

Our engagement in federal public policy is driven by research and innovation on behalf of young children, their families, and those who work with them. We ask and analyze the important questions, synthesize and learn from data, then translate this knowledge into meaningful resources to maximize impacts on early childhood practice and policy at the national level.

Featured Publications

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Policy Framework

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TANF and Child Care Expenditure Accountability (2025)

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Early Learning Facilities Policy Framework Update (2025)

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The Opportunity Zones and the National Child Care Gap (2025)

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Improving Child Care Worker Retention through Tax Reform by Including Early Childhood Educators in the Educator Expense Deduction (2025)

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Rethinking Child Care Standards and Regulations (2025)

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Four Evidence-Based Reasons Why Increasing Child Care Ratios Would be Dangerous and Counterproductive (2025)

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Centering Families in the US Tax Code (2025)

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Supporting Child Care Workers as Parents: How the Kentucky Subsidy Income Exclusion for Child Care Employees Helps Increase Access to Child Care (2024)

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Position Statement on Farm Bill Reauthorization (2025)

Latest News and Media Mentions

Apr 23, 2025
Georgia to Join National Early Childhood and Business Advisory Council
Apr 23, 2025
Nebraska to Join National Early Childhood and Business Advisory Council
Apr 23, 2025
South Carolina to Join National Early Childhood and Business Advisory Council
Jun 11, 2025
‘It is everything’: Parents, advocates say Head Start offers more than child care
Nebraska Public Media
May 12, 2025
Omaha child care providers feel strain of what some call a 'crisis' in Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald
May 01, 2025
New Brief Recommends Extending Tax Breaks to Early Childhood Educators
Early Learning Nation

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