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Information Memorandum ARP Act Child Care Stabilization Funds

Government Document May 1, 2021

This document from the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services provides an overview and guidance on the child care stabilization grants made available through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act.

Three Principles for an Antiracist, Equitable State Response to COVID 19 – and a Stronger Recovery

Report April 29, 2021

COVID-19’s effects have underscored the ways our nation’s history of racism, bias, and discrimination are embedded in our health, social, and economic systems. But recent, substantial federal aid and an improving revenue outlook in many states are offering states a historic chance: they can make policy choices that repeat and exacerbate these inequities, which also will slow the economy’s recovery, or they can set another course — toward antiracist, equitable, and inclusive policies that build an economic recovery that extends to all people. This article from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities provides three principles to guide the recovery work.

Defining Staff Family Child Care Networks

Infographic April 1, 2021

A staffed family child care network is an organization that offers home-based child care a menu of quality improvement services and supports including technical assistance, training and/or peer support delivered by a paid staff member. This infographic illustrates the leadership and services offered in various tiers of staff family child care networks.

NCIT Hub State Spotlight: Michigan

Article March 31, 2021

The Early Childhood Investment Corporation is the Pritzker Children’s Initiative state grantee for Michigan. In this article, Alicia Guevara Warren, Director or Statewide Policy Initiatives highlights the PN-3 work underway in the state.

Three Steps State Child Care Agencies Can Take to Support an Equitable Economic Recovery

Blog March 4, 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, parents have had to balance working or seeking work, protecting their own and their children’s health and safety, and managing their children’s education despite child care programs being closed or offering reduced services. For Black and Latino families, these challenges have been more pronounced. This Urban Institute blog outlines three immediate ways policymakers can use the child care funds allocated in the recent relief packages to more equitably support families with young children.

Ohio Eliminating Disparities in Infant Mortality Task Force 2021

Report March 4, 2021

The Ohio Eliminating Disparities in Infant Mortality Task Force was formed to provide Governor DeWine with actionable recommendations on how to eliminate the racial disparity in the state’s infant mortality rate and to create a road map that guides Ohio in meeting the Healthy People 2030 goals for all babies. To understand the health and well-being experiences of Black families and their infants and ensure that the recommendations were grounded in reality, more than 30 Family Listening Sessions were held in 11 counties across the state. This report looks at the themes that emerged from those sessions.