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Support Washington’s Babies and Young Parents

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.
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Calkin, McNamara, Prata Read to Warwick Kids During RI Reads

This article from the Warwick Post covers RI state lawmakers reading to infants and toddlers as a part of Rhode Island Reads.
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Child Care Payments Are Going Up in Rhode Island

This article from WPRI covers the recent wing by RI advocates, including Think Babies state partner Rhode Island Kids Count, of increased child care reimbursement rates for high quality programs, with the largest increases for those serving infants and toddlers.
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Rhode Island Kids Count: Childcare Can Cost More than College

This article from the Providence Journal highlights information from Rhode Island Kids Count regarding the challenges families face in access to quality affordable child care and the need for policy solutions.
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Why Aren’t More New Jerseyans Using Paid Family Leave

This article from NJ.com features New Jersey General Assembly member Annette Quijano discusses barriers families in New Jersey face accessing paid family leave and how policy change can address these barriers.
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