Families need care for their children that provides trust, safety, and the assurance their child is nurtured in a supportive environment. This can take many different forms, whether home-based or center-based.
As states seek solutions to ensure that families have access to the child care that they prefer, there are multiple safe and sensible options to consider to both sustain and expand existing child care programs and entice the opening of new options, while prioritizing children’s safety.
To help state decision makers solve infant and toddler child care supply issues, we reviewed the early care and learning landscape across the country and collected examples of how states are working to increase supply in ways that best support the health and safety of our youngest children.
Find the top 10 strategies from our scan in the download below.
For detailed examples of how states are implementing each of these strategies, visit our newest tool: Infant and Toddler Child Care Supply Building Strategies: A 2025 Baby Book Extra.
