CAP Early Childhood

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Head Start is a remarkable program, with outsized benefits, considering its limited $$$. Rural communities depend on it, but in our research on deserts, we found that ~1/2 have no access at all. A rule change cutting ed wages will make that crisis worse: americanprogress.org/article/americ…

The Trump admin just released a prelim change to Head Start that undermines a commitment to improve wages. It all but guarantees these educators will live in poverty - or be forced to leave the field, worsening already dire shortages. Listen for yourself: americanprogress.org/article/we-are…

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The Trump admin just released a rule change to the federal child care subsidy program that risks destabilizing child care programs & making care more expensive for already-struggling families. Kids deserve a strong start, not a bet against their futures. Learn more: 1/3

Licensed child care deserts affect millions of kids nationwide, with ripple effects that extend far beyond any one family. When kids lose out on high-quality care & early edu, we feel that loss in reduced economic vitality & in higher burdens on families. americanprogress.org/article/americ…

Child care is notoriously unaffordable. But parents also know that even if they can afford a program: sometimes it’s not possible to find one. Is your community a child care desert?

Want to know how this was studied? Read the technical report: americanprogress.org/article/measur…

Read the full report: americanprogress.org/article/americ… and check out the short explainer: americanprogress.org/article/execut…

Child care is notoriously unaffordable. But parents also know that even if they can afford a program, sometimes it’s not possible to find. CAP’s new report explores these licensed supply shortages 🧵 americanprogress.org/feature/child-… americanprogress.org/article/americ…

2.19mil children <18—including 569,231 <5—live within 3mi of a fossil fuel power plant, chemical/petrochemical manufacturer, or other polluter that was invited by the EPA to apply for “a free pass,” from toxic air pollution limits under the Trump admin. americanprogress.org/article/how-th…

"By removing lifesaving environmental protections and failing to limit harmful chemicals and toxic pollution, the administration is letting corporate polluters poison the air that kids and families breathe and the water they drink."

The Trump administration is freezing funds that states need to keep families housed, fed, and cared for— harming 176,000 children across the country.

The Trump admin’s promotion of “citizen journalism” led to harassment of early educators, endangering kids' safety & terrorizing families. Families & children rely on high-quality care, & educators should be able to do their work without fear. Learn more: americanprogress.org/article/trumps…

"The # of children & families impacted every day as a result of child care challenges is already staggering... Cutting off or slowing child care $$$ for families will have disastrous impacts for parents, children, the economy, & the labor force." tcf.org/content/commen…