Americans Love Families. How Can We Make Better Policy For Them?
The Child Care Choice Guarantee is a bold proposal to increase early care options for families, and seasoned early childhood leaders can help shape implementation.
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Ballot Initiatives Can Fund Long-Term Care
To the surprise of many, in the fall of 2024, Washington State voters rejected a measure that would have cut taxes and gutted one of the most ambitious elder-care progr…
What We Learned About Parental Leave from the 2026 National Parent Survey
With results from two parent surveys, we have a better understanding of what parents want from paid leave programs.
Re-Scripting Early Care and Learning On Screen
Authentic representation in TV and film can help transform culture and systems for early child care and education, for the benefit of all.
Child Care on Screen: Ten Facts and Key Policy Milestones for Storytellers
To tell authentic stories about care on screen, creatives need context about the realities of U.S. child care and key policy moments.
Seven Ways Screenwriters Can Tell More Authentic Stories About Child Care
Research shows viewers want to see child care depicted honestly in TV and movies. Here’s how writers can upend tired tropes.
How to Get Universal Child Care: Toolkits for State Policy and Systems Change
Six new toolkits from the Better Life Lab provide advice and resources for child care advocates, policymakers, and funders.
Changing the Narrative on Child Care and Early Education
Through reporting grants, the Better Life Lab supports storytellers to spotlight child care solutions in the national conversation.
Inconceivable: The Impossibility of Family in an Age of Uncertainty
In Inconceivable, Anna Louie Sussman writes about her own quest to become a parent.
Calling Care Storytellers: New Reporting Grants to Amplify Caregiving Stories
Better Life Lab’s reporting grants equip journalists and writers to tell powerful stories about care solutions.
Telling Stories of Care through Video: A Resource for Reporters and Storytellers
Better Life Lab’s storytelling experts offer a quick resource for care reporters on how to create a teaser video for their stories.
Care Innovation Hub
The Care Innovation Hub is a living collection of the people, programs, and policies redefining what care looks like in America — from child care and paid leave to aging and family caregiving. Explore…
Video Why Marriage Isn’t Dying—It’s Getting Harder to Do Right
Marriage isn't disappearing—it's getting harder. Historian Stephanie Coontz joins New America's Better Life Lab to explore why fairness and gender equality, not just commitment, define the future of m…
Strengthening Connections to Early Intervention Through Policy and Practice
New America hosted a virtual panel of IDEA Part C experts to discuss how to better connect…
Lessons Learned from Vermont’s Fight for Child Care
A recent report highlights practical lessons for advocates and policymakers seeking to expand public investment in child care.