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Factsheet: What the research says about early care and education in the United States (opens in a new tab)
Factsheets Apr 16, 2026
Research has long shown the importance and value of high-quality early childhood care and education. Child care offers working parents the ability to fully participate in the labor force and…
Factsheet: Using asset limits in public benefit programs (opens in a new tab)
Factsheets Mar 10, 2026
A household’s assets, or its overall wealth, are the resources required to ensure its family members can weather the financial disruption when unexpected expenses emerge. Yet many U.S. households do…
Factsheet: What we know about the federal employer-provided child care credit and how can it be better used by businesses (opens in a new tab)
Factsheets Apr 22, 2025
The employer-provided child care credit, also referred to as Section 45F in the Internal Revenue Code, provides a limited subsidy to businesses in the United States that provide child care…
Factsheet: What the research says about the economics of the 2021 enhanced Child Tax Credit (opens in a new tab)
Factsheets Nov 29, 2022
The Child Tax Credit has historically provided income support to middle- and high-income taxpayers with children. In 2021, however, the U.S. Congress enacted a temporary enhanced Child Tax Credit with…
Factsheet: What the research says about the economic impacts of reproductive care (opens in a new tab)
Factsheets Jun 27, 2022
Before the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on June 24 in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, more than five decades of liberating access to contraception and abortion care had demonstrable…
Factsheet: Six frequently asked questions about schedule quality and Fair Workweek laws across the United States (opens in a new tab)
Factsheets Apr 15, 2022
Seven cities and one state have implemented Fair Workweek laws—legislation that aims to improve the quality of work schedules that employers offer to their workforce. If your jurisdiction is considering…
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