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Featured Policy Reports

Economics & Child Care (2025)

Economics & Child Care (2025)

Child Care Trusts and Endowments (2025)

Child Care Trusts and Endowments (2025)

TANF and Child Care Expenditure (2025)

TANF and Child Care Expenditure (2025)

Rethinking Standards and Regulations (2025)

Rethinking Standards and Regulations (2025)

Early Learning Facilities Policy Update (2025)

Early Learning Facilities Policy Update (2025)

Why Increasing Care Ratios Would be Dangerous (2025)

Why Increasing Care Ratios Would be Dangerous (2025)

Farm Bill Position Statement (2025)

Farm Bill Position Statement (2025)

The Kentucky Subsidy (2024)

The Kentucky Subsidy (2024)

Kentucky Child Care Gap Assessment (2025)

Kentucky Child Care Gap Assessment (2025)

Nebraska Child Care Gap Assessment (2025)

Nebraska Child Care Gap Assessment (2025)

Opportunity Zones and the Child Care Gap (2025)

Opportunity Zones and the Child Care Gap (2025)

Including Early Educators in Tax Deductions (2025)

Including Early Educators in Tax Deductions (2025)

Nebraska Child Care Market Rate Survey (2025)

Nebraska Child Care Market Rate Survey (2025)

Nebraska Early Childhood Funding Map (2023)

Nebraska Early Childhood Funding Map (2023)

Nebraska's Investments in Early Care (2023)

Nebraska's Investments in Early Care (2023)

Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission

Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission

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News and Events 

Nov 05, 2025
Native Children’s Research Exchange Continues to Invest in the Next Generation of Native American Researchers; Four New Scholars Announced
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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