Supporting the Childcare and Preschool Workforce

[Rockefeller Institute of Government]

Expanding early childcare in New York means building out the workforce. How do we do it?

New Analysis   Supporting the Childcare and Preschool Workforce New York State’s Fiscal Year 2027 Enacted Budget moves the state significantly closer to universal, affordable childcare. Expanding pre-Kindergarten programs in schools, enhancing childcare tax credits, and investing in the state's Child Care Assistance Program are among the key provisions in the budget that will reshape childcare in years to come. In order to meet the needs of this expansion, however, the state will need to substantially build its workforce of childcare workers and preschool teachers. In a new analysis, Rockefeller Institute Chief Economist Leigh Wedenoja details the early childcare workforce, highlights challenges to expansion, and presents potential policy strategies to support and expand the workforce through education and credentialing. Continue Reading... Read our analysis from January, which lays out the existing early care and childcare landscape in New York, how other states are approaching childcare expansion, and federally funded childcare and preschool programs. Recent The Realities of Rescheduling Medical Cannabis While the US Department of Justice order rescheduling medical cannabis from Schedule I to III is relatively straightforward from a 30,000-foot perspective, when you get into the weeds, there remain substantial unanswered questions. Continue Reading... New York State of Dams Dam modifications and removals are healthy parts of maintaining and restoring ecological systems. This report examines New York State's dam infrastructure and recommends policy adjustments that can better support these projects. Continue Reading... If you have any questions or comments about our content or are seeking more information, please contact Joel Tirado at joel....@rock.suny.edu. About the Rockefeller Institute of Government The Rockefeller Institute of Government is the public policy research arm of the State University of New York. The Institute conducts cutting-edge research and analysis to inform lasting solutions to the problems facing New York State and the nation.  rockinst.org  |  @RockefellerInst

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