The State of Early Childhood: Can Connecticut’s Struggling Family Child Care Providers Fill a 50,000 Child care Gap Amidst the Coronavirus Recession?
This year, our report examines the status of Connecticut’s child care industry before the coronavirus pandemic, and explores recommendations that can help state policymakers create a stronger early childhood environment that is necessary for rebuilding the state's economy. We find that while Connecticut has made some progress, many indicators point to the same conclusions that we have drawn in our previous years’ reports on the state of early childhood. This year’s report concludes that the state continues to see the following: a shortage of child care slots, high child care costs that are not affordable to most families, and a continuing divide in preschool experience between higher and lower-income towns.
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A Whole Family Systems Approach to Promoting Stability in Minnesota: A Conversation Between Mayors
Video March 16, 2023
In this video, a Mayoral panel have a conversation about their different approaches to guaranteed income work.
A Whole Family Systems Approach to Promoting Economic Stability in MN: Kasey Wiedrich
Video March 16, 2023
Kasey Wiedrich is the Financial Capability Manager in the Office of Financial Empowerment for the City of Saint Paul, MN. In this video, Kasey shares about the guaranteed income work happening in Saint Paul.
A Whole Family Systems Approach to Promoting Economic Stability in MN: Ryan Johnson
Video March 15, 2023
Ryan Johnson is the Legislative and Policy Lead in the division of Economic Assistance and Employment within the Minnesota Department of Human Services. In this video, he shares information on Guaranteed Income and Public Assistance programs in Minnesota.