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Promoting Equitable Access to Quality Child Care

Part of the Resource Collection: Maximizing Federal Relief Funds Report
By: Simon Workman, Center for American Progress December 9, 2021
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This report highlights the shortcomings in how quality child care is currently funded and provides examples of how states can chart a different path forward to ensure that increased investments positively affect all children and families.

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Research September 22, 2026

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