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Signed in March 2021, ARPA delivered funding for childcare stabilization, support for low-income families, and Head Start. Drawing on interviews and a survey of 1,900 families across four states, the report highlights expanding assistance, reduced family costs, and investments that stabilized safe, nurturing child care options for providers and early educators, especially Black families.","RESCUING CHILD CARE  \nTHE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT’S POSITIVE IMPACT FOR FAMILIES  \nJANUARY 2023  \nby Laura Valle-Gutierrez, Julie Kashen, and Ellie Kaverman  \nABOUT CSSP  \nCSSP is a national, non-profit policy organization that connects community action, public system reform, and policy change. We work to achieve a racially, economically, and socially just society in which all children and families thrive. To do this, we translate ideas into action, promote public policies grounded in equity, support strong and inclusive communities, and advocate with and for all children and families marginalized by public policies and institutional practices.  \nABOUT THE CENTURY FOUNDATION  \nThe Century Foundation is a progressive, independent think tank that conducts research, develops solutions, and drives policy change to make people’s lives better. We pursue economic, racial, and gender equity in education, health care, and work, and promote U. S. foreign policy that fosters international cooperation, peace, and security. TCF has offices in New York and Washington, D. C.  \nSUGGESTED CITATION  \nValle-Gutierrez, L. , Kashen, J. , and Kaverman, E.“Rescuing Child Care: The American Rescue Plan Act’s Positive Impact for Families.” Center for the Study of Social Policy and The Centruy Foundation, September 2022. Available at: [https://cssp.org/resource/rescuing-child-care/](https://cssp.org/resource/rescuing-child-care/).  \nThis report is in the public domain. Permission to reproduce is not necessary provided proper citation of CSSP is made.  \nRESCUING CHILD CARE: THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT’S POSITIVE IMPACT FOR FAMILIES 2  \nThe recent relief funding demonstrates what a significant difference even temporary funding can make—especially as the pandemic caused  \nthe child care crisis to worsen.  \nIn March 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), providing states with $24 billion for childcare stabilization, $15 billion to supplement the existing child care program for low-income families, and $1 billion for Head Start. These funds were intended to support children and families and shore up the devastated childcare sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis. They have been a crucial lifeline for child care providers and families alike.  \nFamilies’ child care needs during the pandemic were similar to their needs prior to the pandemic—reliable, affordable, safe, nurturing child care options that meet their families’ specific needs. Prior to the pandemic, most families’ needs were not being met—a result of the long failure of the United States to build a child care and early learning system. The pandemic made things worse—reducing the number and variety of child care options and increasing health and safety concerns. It also caused diverse challenges for parents and other caregivers, including a loss of jobs and income for some, and increased, unpredictable essential work hours for others.  \nThe need for sustainable investmentsin childcare and early learning persists. The recent relief funding demonstrates what a significant difference even temporary funding can make—especially as the pandemic caused the child care crisis to worsen. However, the short-term nature of these funds made it challenging to invest in ongoing needs, such as permanently raising wages and providing benefits and expanding affordable, highquality child care options to the millions of families who need it. Ultimately, long-term sustainable investments are necessary to address the needs of children and families and support economic growth.  \nTo learn more about the experiences of families during the pandemic, and in particular their experience with additional support for child care, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) interviewed families and experts in four states, and conducted a survey of 1,900 families across the country. 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