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New Data Highlights the High Cost of Childcare Across the U.S.

Discover insights from the latest National Database of Childcare Prices update, revealing childcare costs and their impact on families.

Dec 32 min read

Child Care in the News: Tribal Investments, State Funding Proposals, and Lessons from Pandemic Aid

Georgia weighs child care funding, Muscogee Nation invests $1.4M, and pandemic aid offers lessons for system reform in this week's news.

Child Care in the News: Tribal Investments, State Funding Proposals, and Lessons from Pandemic Aid

Nov 283 min read

5 Essential Facts About Child Care Costs in the U.S. You Need to Know

Uncover five key insights into U.S. child care costs and what they mean for parents, providers, and policymakers.

5 Essential Facts About Child Care Costs in the U.S. You Need to Know

Nov 263 min read

Mastering Budget Planning with the Child Care Cost Model: A Vital Tool for Early Education Programs

Discover the Child Care Cost Model—a key resource for accurate budgeting and strategic planning in early education programs.

Mastering Budget Planning with the Child Care Cost Model: A Vital Tool for Early Education Programs

Nov 182 min read

Child Care in the News: Rising Costs, Policy Impacts, and Play-Based Learning Trends

Explore child care's rising costs, possible impacts of Trump's policies, and why play-based learning mandates are gaining attention.

Child Care in the News: Rising Costs, Policy Impacts, and Play-Based Learning Trends

Nov 102 min read

Amplifying Voices: The RAPID Survey Project’s Insights from Caregivers of Young Children

The RAPID Survey Project shares caregivers' voices on child care and food access, guiding policies to support families nationwide.

Amplifying Voices: The RAPID Survey Project’s Insights from Caregivers of Young Children

Oct 152 min read

The Child Care Crisis Deepens: How Families Are Coping as Pandemic Funding Ends

With pandemic-era child care funding ending, families face rising costs, closures, and limited access, highlighting the need for lasting sol

The Child Care Crisis Deepens: How Families Are Coping as Pandemic Funding Ends

Oct 73 min read

Child Care in the News: Ongoing Challenges as Pandemic Funding Ends

This week’s child care news covers the struggles parents and child care providers continue to face as pandemic funding ends. From the...

Child Care in the News: Ongoing Challenges as Pandemic Funding Ends

Sep 292 min read

2023 Census Data: Child Poverty Increases, Gender Wage Gap Widens

Child poverty increased, the gender wage gap widened, and uninsured children rose in 2023. Urgent policy changes are needed to protect famil

2023 Census Data: Child Poverty Increases, Gender Wage Gap Widens

Sep 262 min read

What Could 2023 Child Poverty Rates Have Looked Like Had the Expanded Child Tax Credit Still Been in Place?

The Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University (CSSP) recently released a brief that offers a sobering analysis of what...

What Could 2023 Child Poverty Rates Have Looked Like Had the Expanded Child Tax Credit Still Been in Place?

Sep 232 min read

Critical Child Care Funding Gaps for American Indian and Alaska Native Children

Tribes serve over 433,000 Native children with just $500-$600 per child in federal funding, falling far short of child care needs and qualit

Critical Child Care Funding Gaps for American Indian and Alaska Native Children

Jan 32 min read

Response to Tribal RFI

The National Indian Child Care Association (NICCA) has submitted formal comments in response to the Office of Child Care’s (OCC) Request...

Dec 3, 20212 min read

OCC is hiring: Senior Tribal Child Care Program Specialist (DC)

Job Announcement: Senior Tribal Child Care Program Specialist—GS-0101-14 (Washington, DC) Are you seeking a challenging job working...

OCC is hiring: Senior Tribal Child Care Program Specialist (DC)

Jan 13, 20211 min read

The Child Care Licensing Benchmark Project

In 2017, the National Indian Child Care Association partnered with Child Care Aware of America and national stakeholders across the...

Oct 15, 20202 min read

Tribal Evaluation Practice Area Research Associate | James Bell Associates

James Bell Associates is hiring a Tribal Evaluation Practice Area research associate. Please see below and attached for more information...

May 30, 20201 min read

The Impact of COVID-19 in Tribal Child Care

COVID-19 hit our nation and our world hard. It hit child care really hard...and Tribal communities even harder. The National Indian Child...

The Impact of COVID-19 in Tribal Child Care

Dec 30, 20182 min read

Data and Evaluation Manager, CDI

Internal/External Job Posting: Data and Evaluation Manager Position: Data and Evaluation Manager Post Date: December 17,...

Jul 30, 20181 min read

Brief: Reflections on the Relevance of “Self-Regulation” for Native Communities

Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

Jul 18, 20181 min read

Now Available: Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education

NOW AVAILABLE! High-quality early care and education for children from birth to kindergarten entry is critical to positive child...

Now Available: Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education

Jul 2, 20184 min read

NIH-Funding Scientists Put Socioeconomic Data on the Map

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News National Institute on Minority Health and Health...

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