Optimizing Federal COVID Relief Funds: State Perspectives On Bolstering Child Care And Early Childhood Systems
This report examines how states strategically approached managing and administering the historic influx of COVID-19 relief funds for child care and early childhood systems, focusing on governance structures, funding management systems, and data systems
The report examines how states used federal COVID-19 relief funds to stabilize and strengthen child care and early childhood systems, highlighting the sector’s pre-existing fragility and the importance of rapid, flexible state responses.
It identifies challenges such as workforce shortages, outdated data systems, and the need to balance immediate relief with long-term sustainability, while noting that successful strategies included streamlined processes, targeted workforce investments, and a focus on equity and accessibility.
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