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Integrated efficient early care and education systems: revisiting a state-by-state analysis
Integrated efficient early care and education systems: revisiting a state-by-state analysis
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Author(s):
- Walsh, Brittany, author
Smith, Linda K., author
Mercado, Katherine, author - Contributor(s):
- Bipartisan Policy Center, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : Bipartisan Policy Center, January 2023
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Child Care
Child, Preschool
Early Intervention, Educational
United States - Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- In 2018, the Bipartisan Policy Center released the seminal report Creating an Integrated Efficient Early Care and Education System to Support Children and Families: A State-by-State Analysis. This was the first analysis of the governance structure of every state’s early care and education system and it offered a window into the opportunities - and challenges - in administering comprehensive Early Care and Education (ECE) systems. Prior to COVID-19, the federal government invested billions of dollars each year in programs designed to support early learning and positive development opportunities for children under age five. Most of these funds flow through programs managed by federal agencies - principally the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Education (ED) - to the states, which have discretion regarding how these funds are administered. Additionally, many states fund prekindergarten (Pre-K) programs and preschool programs using their own state resources. As the pandemic unfolded and impacted every aspect of our nation’s social and economic fabric, ECE programs moved to the forefront of federal and state policy discussions as an essential service. Health and safety measures implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19 included mandated closures, restricted in person interactions, and limited adult-to-child ratios. These measures took a deep toll on the financial viability of our nation’s ECE system, as programs scrambled to replace lost revenues while investing in safe methods to provide ECE service delivery. In 2020, the federal government responded to the pandemic’s impact on early childhood programs with three successive federal relief packages. Collectively, these packages invested approximately $52.5 billion in the nation’s child care system - funding intended to stabilize programs as parents returned to work. This unprecedented influx of funding heightened the awareness of state administrative structures and the understanding that states must be well-positioned to distribute federal funding efficiently and effectively.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (25 pages)) : illustrations
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918645387806676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918645387806676