Building Child Care Nationwide
Join Us on Thursday, October 15 @ 1 PM
The Hidden Infrastructure: What Data from Five States Reveals About Child Care as a Small Business
Explore a first-of-its-kind analysis of nearly 2,000 child care business owners across Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, and Vermont.
If you work in economic development, workforce, lending, or philanthropy, understanding the financial health of child care businesses matters. Go beyond the numbers to examine how these businesses show resilience, where they face financial risk, and what the findings suggest for how we fund and support them.
Join the conversation and engage in a lively Q&A
We’ll share our perspective on the findings and discuss what they mean for communities, child care funding, policy, and business support, with time for audience questions during a live Q&A.
The Hidden Infrastructure
Your work to strengthen local economies depends on child care businesses staying open. New data offers a clearer picture of their financial health—and what it means for how we support them.
Inside the report
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Financial resilience and risk: A consistent framework for understanding child care business health across five states.
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The pressures behind the numbers: Insights into enrollment, staffing, public funding, emergency savings, and financial strain.
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Fewer options to respond: Why child care businesses face distinct constraints as they manage rising costs and thin margins.
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Implications for your work: What the findings suggest for funders, lenders, public agencies, and community and economic development leaders.
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Oregon
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Michigan
Explore the State Reports
Take a closer look at each participating state's findings. These individual reports provide state-specific detail and complement the broader analysis in the multistate report.