Interested in understanding how the pandemic is affecting child care providers and families in your state? Check out our list for recent surveys and findings - we’ll be updating as new resources are released

From Catherine Kuhns & G. Adams: To meet young children’s nutritional needs now & to build a more resilient system for the future, policymakers, school districts, communities, & other stakeholders can consider these 7 strategies. urbn.is/2X5CGp0

How are young children, many of whom depend on the food they receive in child care, being fed during the pandemic amid closures? We take a closer look at the current strategies and what could happen this fall: urban.org/research/publi… via Urban Institute

A recent paper written by @natashajcabrera and other authors found direct positive effects of fathers’ early cognitive stimulation on early reading and math skills of children at 48 and 60 months. #research #fatherhood srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

"The duality of the conversations around child care programs and public schools is rooted in a perceived gap between what “care” and “education” mean." nytimes.com/2020/08/04/par…

Working mothers of school-age children bore the brunt of stay-at-home orders, taking personal leave or juggling childcare while working extra hours. census.gov/library/storie…

"More dads are choosing to stay home and take care of the kids instead of being the traditional breadwinner. And they’ve learned a few secrets they want to share." @natashajcabrera director of the Family Involvement Lab weighs in: go.umd.edu/56T via @parentsmagazine

An excellent summation of how early childhood development and ACES have long term consequences for health and well-being: nihcm.org/categories/hel…

W/ @HiroYoshikawaNY "Addressing #race & #racism in research on #poverty and children’s development is going to be hard. However, the rewards will be full & rich, & will ultimately increase the impact of developmentally informed anti-poverty policies." buff.ly/3j7YkC5

#LiveAtUrban on Tuesday: Sarah Rosen Wartell, Dr. Diana Elliott, & @ArturoNALEO discuss the impacts of a #2020Census undercount & how policymakers can mitigate these shortcomings & respond to the inevitable flaws in the final census product. Register to join: urbn.is/3hX3O10

From #ChildDevelopment Journal (2020): "Cognitive Stimulation at Home and in Child Care and Children’s Preacademic Skills in Two‐Parent Families," by @natashajcabrera et al. from Univ. of Maryland, Hannam University, Temple University, and UDD. doi.org/10.1111/cdev.1…

Exciting research from Alysse M. Loomis on the role of ACES in young children's self-regulation and student-teacher relationships!

Excited to begin work on this new project with MEF Associates - the Early Head Start program is turning 25 this year, and this new work will focus on why and how HS grantees shift funding for EHS services.

An excellent summation from Society for Research in Child Development on how COVID-19-driven increases in job loss, income instability, and resulting strains on housing and food security are impairing child and family well-being in the United States. srcd.org/research/covid…

Come join our team at the Urban Institute! Hiring for a research associate or senior research associate to help manage and lead projects on child welfare. •Research associate: urban.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Urban-Ca… •Senior research associate: urban.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Urban-Ca…

How are families with young children faring during the pandemic? Not well, according to this important and timely work from Dr. Elaine Waxman Poonam Gupta and Dulce Gonzalez Urban Institute urban.org/research/publi…

Women with children, and particularly Black women and those without a bachelor’s degree, have faced the sharpest declines in labor force participation and have recovered at much slower rates relative to those without kids. dallasfed.org/research/econo… via Dallas Fed

#LiveAtUrban today at 12:45 ET: Hear from a panel of child welfare professionals & young parents with lived experience about how child welfare systems could address young parents’ needs. urbn.is/3z8Zt3l

Come join our team at the Urban Institute! Come work on policy and research projects focused on early childhood, safety net and financial security, and labor/apprenticeship. Hiring for researchers to begin in Summer 2022. urban.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Urban-Ca…