Strong ECE Resources

The resources below are a collection of articles for those looking to learn more about the early care and education landscape. They are sorted based on a suggested audience, but are informative to all. This is not designed to be an exhaustive list, and it is not reflective of all the perspectives on early care and education.

**Strong early care and education resources for those looking to learn more**
Source	Resource Description	Suggested Audience
NPR	'This Is Too Much': Working Moms Are Reaching The Breaking Point During The Pandemic	Parents and Families
Center for American Progress	The Coronavirus Will Make Child Care Deserts Worse and Exacerbate Inequality	Parents and Families
Inequality.org	Tax the Rich. School the Children. Pay the Teachers.	Parents and Families
USA Today	America's parents want paid family leave and affordable child care. Why can't they get it?	Parents and Families
NPR	U.S. Parents Are Sweating And Hustling To Pay For Child Care	Parents and Families
NY Times	School Is (Whisper It) a Form of Child Care	Educators
Milwaukee JS	Child care report warns state's day care network may be insufficient to support schools, reopening economy	Educators
The Hechinger Report	Some child care centers have become more than places that provide care	Educators
EdSurge	Why Aren’t We Paying Early Childhood Educators What They’re Worth?	Educators
NY Times (subscription required)	Why Are Child Care Programs Open When Schools Are Not?	Educators
USA Today	America's parents want paid family leave and affordable child care. Why can't they get it?	Employers
Time	The Pandemic Has Shown What Happens When We Don't Support Families. Here Are 3 Things the Next Congress Should Do	Employers
USA Today	COVID could be the wakeup call businesses need to fix a broken child care system	Employers
NPR	1 In 5 Child Care Jobs Were Lost Since Pandemic Started. Women Are Affected Most	Employers
NPR	5 Proven Benefits of Play	Health Care Providers
Learning Policy Institute	Healthy Child Development Depends on Quality Child Care—And So Does the Economy	Health Care Providers
The Hechinger Report	It’s impossibly hard to be a baby or toddler in some parts of the country	Social Service Professionals
The Hechinger Report	Early intervention services by screen can only go so far	Social Service Professionals
NPR	The American Government Once Offered Widely Affordable Child Care...77 Years Ago	Other
The Hechinger Report	How the military created the best child care system in the nation	Other
The Guardian	'It's a wake-up call': behind the film urging investment in pre-school education	Other

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