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FY23 Performance Oversight Messaging Guide

Policy Snapshot: The Child Care Subsidy Program

DC Action for Children

DC Can’t Have Economic Recovery Without Child Care Investments

DCAEYC & Under 3 DC

From the Front Lines: The Ongoing Effect of the Pandemic on Child Care

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Early Learning Supply & Demand in the District of Columbia

Bainum Family Foundation

Financing Early Educator Quality: A Values-Based Budget for Every State

Child Care Employment Project

Child Care Workers Aren’t Paid Enough to Make Ends Meet

Economic Policy Institute

Early Childhood Educator Compensation in the Washington Region

Urban Institute

Racial Wage Gaps in Early Education Employment

Child Care Employment Project

The Foundations of Lifelong Health are Built in Early Childhood

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

27 Percent of People in District of Columbia Live in a Child Care Desert

Center for American Progress

The Cost of Child Care in Washington, DC

Economic Policy Institute

Updated Fiscal Impact Statement – Birth-to-Three for All DC Act of 2018

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Behavioral Health in the District of Columbia for Children, Youth, and Their Families: Understanding the Current System

Children’s Law Center | Children’s National Health System | District of Columbia Behavioral Health Association

There’s More to Gain by Taking A Comprehensive Approach to Early Childhood Development.

The Heckman Equation

District of Columbia Resources: COVID-19, Child Care, Health and Others Services

Child Care Aware of America

DC Law 22-179. Birth-to-Three for All DC Amendment Act of 2018

DC Council

Untapped Potential: Economic Impact Of Childcare By State

US Chamber of Commerce Center for Education and Workforce

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, District of Columbia

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Infographic: The Economic Case for Investing in Children from Birth to Age 3

The National Collaborative for Infants & Toddlers

The Lifecycle Benefits of an Influential Early Childhood Program Frequently Asked Questions

The Heckman Equation

In Brief | The Science of Early Childhood Development

The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

3 Principles to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families

The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

As Political Polarization Becomes More Extreme, Early Childhood Education Unites American Voters

First Five Years Fund

Early Childhood Education Strengthens Families and Can Break the Cycle of Poverty

Heckman Perry Preschool Research

Final Report: National Child Care Staffing Study (Who Cares? Child Care Teachers and the Quality of Care in America.)

Child Care Employment Project

Who’s Paying Now? The Explicit and Implicit Costs of the Current Early Care and Education System

Child Care Employment Project

From Unlivable Wages to Just Pay for Early Educators

Child Care Employment Project

Early Childhood Essentials: A Framework for Aligning Child Skills and Educator Competencies

Learning Policy Institute

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