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.
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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.
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.
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.
Vermont Needed Child Care; Here’s How They Got It
This report traces Vermont’s successful campaign for near-universal child care, detailing the coalition-building and organizing effort.
Pay Equity Fund for D.C.’s Early Educators Faces Possible Elimination
Washington, D.C.’s pay equity fund for early educators may be on the chopping block, alarming providers who say the program helped stabilize a workforce long plagued by low wages. Advocates warn cuts …
States Want to Help Families. The Child Tax Credit Might Be Their Answer
States are exploring child tax credits as a way to ease financial pressure on families after the expanded federal credit expired. Supporters say these programs can reduce child poverty and improve fam…
Holding It Together: Filmmaker Cameron Kit on Women, Work, and the Child Care Crisis
A woman with a long ponytail, wearing black leggings, and a black sweatshirt, pulls an orange cart through a hardware store aisle sto…
Child Care Reporting Grants: Frequently Asked Questions
Better Life Lab reporting grants frequently asked questions.
New Reporting Grants Aim to Strengthen and Elevate Caregiving Coverage
Better Life Lab's care reporting grants supported journalists and storytellers covering innovations in child care, disability, elder,…
Building a Better Future Through Child Care—Vermont Leads the Way
Rebecca Gale highlights how Vermont’s Act 76 shows collective investment in child care can lift kids, providers, and businesses alike.
Neha Ruch and the Gray Area Between Work and Care
The creator of Mother Untitled offers advice and insights for parents who are between work and care responsibilities.
Transforming Lives with Child Care and Community Engagement: A Two-Generation Approach
How a new Head Start facility in East Dayton has the power to be transformative for a struggling community.
