20.500.12592/r0qdq6
Executive Summary: Accessing and Strategically Using Federal Funds for ECE Systems and Workforce Compensation
25 May 2023
Summary
This brief presents findings from virtual convening of state and national experts on early care and education (ECE) to explore how states are accessing and using federal funds to support ECE systems and improve compensation for the ECE workforce.FINDINGS Convening participants recommended promising strategies states can employ to access and employ federal funds for ECE systems and workforce compensation. Strategies range from identifying all possible sources of federal funds to supporting collaborations between policy and fiscal leaders to work together to access and strategically allocate funds.
Creators/Authors
Tags
children and youth child care finance early childhood education federal budget and economy center on labor, human services, and population state and local finance child care and early childhood education child care and workers workers in low-wage jobs children's budget state governance child care subsidies
