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Policy Impact

With little federal support for families, states are stepping up

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Researchers at the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University say that, over the past year, a small but growing number of states have adopted some — or all—of the five policies the Impact Center says are proven to increase infant, toddler, and family well-being.

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Parents are quitting jobs, passing on raises — to qualify for child care

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Partly as a result, only a fraction of families about 10 percent who are eligible under the federal recommendation actually get subsidies, according to the Center for Law and Social Policy. The variance in state policies means a family may qualify for child care assistance in one state, but not in another.

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With little federal support for families, states are stepping up

Parents are quitting jobs, passing on raises — to qualify for child care

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