Resource Library

The Need

The Impact of Childcare on Business and the Workforce (PA Chamber of Business and Industry and Pennsylvania Early Learning Investments Commision; June 2021)
Experiences of U.S. Households with Children During the Delta Variant Outbreak (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, NPR; October 2021)
The Child Care Crisis Is Keeping Women Out of the Workforce (Center for American Progress; March 2019)
The cost of child care in Pennsylvania (Economic Policy Institute)
Working Families are Spending Big Money on Child Care (Center for American Progress; June 2019)
COVID-19 Pandemic Report: Child Care is Essential for Working Families and Businesses (United Way of Pennsylvania; Spring 2021)
Millions of Women Haven’t Rejoined the Workforce – And May Not Any Time Soon (NPR; June 4, 2021)
Business Surveys and Findings Related to Child Care (Alliance for Early Success; December 21, 2021)
Executive Briefing: Essential Care for Essential Workers (U.S. Chamber Foundation; January 2021)
What is Early Childhood Development? A Guide to the Science (Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University)
2019 Reading State Snapshot Report (National Center for Education Statistics)
The Condition of College and Career Readiness: Pennsylvania Key Findings (ACT)
Research Summary: The Lifecycle Benefits of an Influential Early Childhood Program (The Heckman Equation)

Policies that Work

2021 FSA Contribution Cap Stays at $2,750, Other Limits Tick Up (Society for Human Resources Management; October 2020)
Flexible Benefits in the Workplace (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; March 2021)
Dependent Care FSA Savings Calculator (FSA Feds)
Employee assistance programs underutilized by employees (Business Insurance; January 5, 2014)
How to Offer an Employee Assistance Program for Small Business (U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
Companies Seek to Boost Low Usage of Employee Assistance Programs (Society for Human Resources Management; 2019)
Managing Flexible Work Arrangements (Society for Human Resources Management)
Why Making Parents’ Work Schedules More Predictable Could Benefit Kids (Policies for Action; December 17, 2019)
Set Up for Success: Fair Schedules are Critical for Working Parents and Their Children’s Well-Being (National Women’s Law Center; September 21, 2017)
Executive Briefing: Essential Care for Essential Workers (U.S. Chamber Foundation; January 2021)
Examining the effects of perceived pregnancy discrimination on mother and baby health (Journal of Applied Psychology; 2021)
Listening to Mothers: The Experiences of Expecting and New Mothers in the Workplace (National Partnership for Women and Families; 2014)
Key breastfeeding indicators (Centers for Disease Control)
Breastfeeding at Work (Pennsylvania Department of Health)

Resources

Family Budget Calculator (Economic Policy Institute)
Living Wage Calculator (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
ALICE in Pennsylvania: A Financial Hardship Study (United Way of Pennsylvania; 2020)
High-Quality Learning is Essential for ALICE but Expensive (United Way of Pennsylvania; United for ALICE)
COVID-19 Pandemic Report: Child Care is Essential for Working Families and Businesses (United Way of Pennsylvania; Spring 2021)

Increase Access

National Cooperative Business Association
Executive Briefing: Essential Care for Essential Workers (U.S. Chamber Foundation; January 2021)
How Early Care and Education Intersects with the CRA (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; January 5, 2021)