Research

CCSA
Logan Jackson

Child Care Stabilization Grants: Short-Term Support but the Industry Needs a Long-Term Solution

Last month, Child Care Services Association released an issue brief, Addressing the Early Childhood Workforce Crisis through Stabilization Grants, which summarized the important role that NC Early Childhood Stabilization Grants have played in supporting child care programs statewide. Five case studies demonstrated the ways in which these funds have been

Read More »
CCSA
Logan Jackson

Infant-Toddler Child Care Landscape Study 2022

Over the past year, under contract with the Think Babies™ NC Alliance, Child Care Services Association (CCSA)  conducted a statewide and county-level study to assess the supply of infant-toddler care in North Carolina and the impact of COVID-19 on the infant-toddler child care landscape. This report combines a variety of data,

Read More »
CCSA
CCSA Staff

Addressing the Early Childhood Workforce Crisis Through Stabilization Grants

Child Care Services Association hoped to learn how the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds were used to support the early childhood workforce. This issue brief, Addressing the Early Childhood Workforce Crisis through Stabilization Grants, and the case studies were developed through interviews with child care providers. They provide a snapshot of the effects on child care programs in the early months of the Stabilization Grants.

Read More »