How Perinatal Cash Transfer Delivery Shapes Impact
A shared framework for measuring and delivering perinatal cash transfers could strengthen the field and deliver for moms and babies.
People- & Family-Centered Policy
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.
What New York City Parents Told Us About Child Care
Our 2026 survey of NYC parents finds strong demand for more leave and trusted, flexible child care, and preferences that vary widely.
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.
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.
Safe People, Safe Places, Safe Services: How Parents of Young Children See Safety
Families define “safety” through more than crime statistics, but unequal resources shape who can act on it.
NYC’s PIT Crew Is Codifying How Government Should Work
New York City’s PIT Crew is an example of bringing people into the loop of tech and governance.
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…
Time to Unstick Ourselves from 1971
The child care debate hasn't been touched since the 70s. Americans need more.
Video The Housing Crisis on the Ground: When a Journalist Refuses to Look Away
The Godfrey family has moved more than two dozen times, cycling through hotels, rooming houses, and even their car as rent and unstable work put a stable home out of reach. Watch the video to see what…
Prenatal Connection to Early Intervention: A Snapshot of Current and Future State
Early intervention services to infants with suspected disabilities can start before they are born.