March 10, 2025
Building on the work of the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska and Child Care Aware of America are both working with states to refine the need and supply in their states using the latest data available from the Census Bureau, national parent surveys, and an enhanced spatial analysis and mapping technique.
The recent work, when applied to Nebraska data, has shined a light on how important it is to understand the gap at the community level and how, when funding is targeted at high need areas, progress can be achieved.