Quality Affordable Child Care

Article from Press of Atlantic City discusses the investment of new federal CCDBG funding to support infant child care and features Think Babies state partner Advocates for Children of New Jersey.

Article from Insider NJ covering the expansion of New Jersey’s paid family leave law and features Think Babies state partner Advocates for Children of New Jersey discussing the importance of comprehensive paid family leave for child development.

Coverage by KEPR of progress of HB 1344, the Washington Child Care Access Now Act, which directs the development of a plan to provide universal access to quality affordable child care by 2025. It features Think Babies state partner, Children’s Alliance.

News story from WRAL TV features Think Babies state partner organization North Carolina Early Education Coalition discussing the need for increased investments in child care.

Article from Education NC provides a summary of North Carolina’s second Strolling Thunder event held on April 8, 2019 by Think Babies state partner organizations the North Carolina Early Education Coalition and Child Care Services Association.

Video from Legislative Insight provides coverage of Rhode Island’s second Strolling Thunder event held on May 1, 2019 by Think Babies state partner Rhode Island Kids Count.

This policy brief from NCSL provides an overview of recent state legislation that supports infants, toddlers and their families, including state laws that: improve access to and quality of child care, ensure parents have time to bond with young children, and empower parents to support their child’s healthy emotional and physical development.

In partnership with the Think Babies campaign, the National Black Child Development Institute has published a resource providing tips to parents on practical ways to nurture their child’s healthy development, as well as how to become an advocate for policies that will help babies and families to thrive.

In June 2018, the National Governor’s Association (NGA) convened an expert roundtable conversation to review the latest research on early childhood development and current state efforts to support infants and toddlers and their families. In partnership with the Think Babies campaign, NGA recently released a report of that conversation that lays out what state leaders need to do to ensure strong futures for babies and their families.

This blog post from Think Babies state partner, The Children’s Alliance discusses the challenges faced by young parents of young children and how policies like access to quality child care can support them.