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INDIANA COLLEGE COSTS & FINANCIAL AID REPORT 2022
What the Bluegrass State Can Teach Us About Increasing Access to Child Care
Kentucky had an outside-the-box idea to fix child care worker shortages. It’s working
2022 Child Care Affordability Analysis
CLOSING THE GAP
Kindergarten through Grade 3 Outcomes Associated with Participation in High-Quality Early Care and Education: A RCT Follow-Up Study
64% of Parents Say Inadequate Child Care Access Negatively Impacts Their Daily Lives
2024 Indiana KIDS COUNT® Data Book
2023 Indiana KIDS COUNT® Data Book
Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Support Parental Work and Raise Family Incomes across the United State
Source: Urban Institute (2019). Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Support Parental Work and Raise Family Incomes across the United States.
Lost Opportunities: The Impact of Inadequate Child Care on Indiana’s Workforce & Economy
Source: Indiana University, Public Policy Institute (2018). Lost Opportunities: The Impact of Inadequate Child Care on Indiana’s Workforce & Economy.
What Do We Know About the Effects of Early Child Care?
Source: Purdue University, College of Health and Human Sciences (2015). What Do We Know About the Effects of Early Child Care?.