Since 2025 legislative cuts to childcare benefits, state residents have been facing significant challenges securing high-quality childcare, impacting their participation in the workforce and family quality of life. This presentation will address some of the issues facing childcare industries and communities - and what our university’s Community Childcare Team is doing to overcome these challenges. We will specifically focus on ways our university is forging regional partnerships to create solutions that fit local needs through creative cooperatives and funding collaborations. In addition to our state-specific data, the presentation will share a U.S. map of each state’s overall childcare national score.
