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\nSuma Setty, MPH Kaelin Rapport, PhD Emily Rodriguez  \nThe Center for Law and Social Policy  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY  \nCLASP researchers conducted semi-structured interviews between June and December 2025 with 67 center and home-based early educators and child care providers, WIC staff, home visitors, health care workers, and community advocates in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington. While the majority of those interviewed work in early care and education, all of the people interviewed provide vital services for and/or advocate on behalf of families. A companion report,“Even the  Playground Isn’t Safe: How Immigration Policies are Harming Our Youngest Children”How Immigration Policies are Harming Our Youngest Children” focuses on findings from eight focus groups held in the same states with immigrant parents of children ages six and under.1 Together, these reports paint a comprehensive picture of  \nthe fear and terror that children in immigrant families, child care and early education providers, and the larger community are all living with.  \nThe interviewees discussed how the increase in immigration enforcement activities and policy changes--along with the attendant rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric--have impacted their work, the families and communities they work with, and their overall well-being. Interviewees also spoke about the additional economic and emotional stress they have experienced since January 2025. For CCEE providers in particular, policy uncertainties and concern for the safety of their staff and communities has exacerbated the stress of working in a low-wage, highly volatile industry. This means they have less emotional energy for the essential job of caring for young children and their families.  \nHow Immigration Policies Are Undermining Early Care and Education Programs  \nApril 2026  \n2  \n“Caregiving in Crisis” builds on CLASP’s 2018 report,“Immigration Policy’s Harmful Impactson Early Care and Education” to continue documenting the effects of harmful immigration policies and activities on those who serve immigrant families with young children.2 This report covers research methods, relevant political context, and findings from interviews. Those findings include insights on how the current policy environment affects the work and services offered by providers, educators, and others in the field; providers’ ability to stay open; the impacts on staff retention and mental health; the effects on their clients; and strategies for supporting both staff and families. The report concludes with a summary of recommendations for federal and state policymakers, and childcare and early education providers to mitigate the harm on those who support all young children, especially those in immigrant families.  \nMany people interviewed for this report know parents, friends, or employees who have been arrested, detained, or deported. These arrests have happened just steps from providers; they have experienced uncertainty and threats to their livelihoods; and they have witnessed firsthand how young children are struggling with the stress of the adults who care for them. Their work undergirds the economy and the healthy development of over half of all children ages five and younger in the U.S.3 It is critical to the greater economy and the mental, physical, and emotional health of young children and their families that policymakers and funders take action to support early care and education services as well as the people who care for our youngest children.  \nWe urge policymakers to consider the full set of federal and state recommendations included in “Even the Playground Isn’t Safe,” such as rejecting immigration enforcement policies that separate families, implementing policies at the federal and state level to safeguard “sensitive locations,” and reversing harmful administrativ","cbCaim72kEDvqewe","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim72kEDvqewe","pdf",25103843,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Recommendations for State Policymakers\n## Recommendations for State Agencies Administering CCEE Programs\n# Recommendations for the Philanthropic Community","[{\"question\":\"What research did the report conduct and when?\",\"answer\":\"Researchers conducted semi-structured interviews between June and December 2025 with 67 early educators and child care providers, along with WIC staff, home visitors, health care workers, and community advocates across several states.\"},{\"question\":\"How do immigration policy changes affect early care and education programs?\",\"answer\":\"Interviewees describe increased fear and terror, additional economic and emotional stress, reduced emotional energy for caregiving, and concerns about staff and community safety that intensify strain in low-wage, volatile workplaces.\"},{\"question\":\"What strategies does the report recommend for state agencies administering CCEE programs?\",\"answer\":\"The report recommends enrollment-based provider payments (or waivers when attendance drops), expanding mental health support for staff, retaining a stable workforce through wages and benefits, issuing guidance on data protection and eligibility rules, and funding trauma-informed care best practices and training.\"}]","CAREGIVING IN CRISIS - How Immigration Policies Are Undermining Early Care and Education Programs - April 2026 | PDF",1792046774,101]