Early Childhood Education

Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy

March 12, 2020

At 7:30 p.m. on a late summer Thursday, Deloris Hogan was hunched over her kitchen counter cutting up freshly harvested cucumbers, strawberries and red bell peppers from her vegetable garden for six young children at her home in New Rochelle. Her husband, Patrick, standing a few feet away, scraped the cheese off four slices of pizza to accommodate a couple of picky eaters.

Community Improvement

Billion Dollar Problem: Working Parents Leave Workforce, Postpone School Due to Childcare Challenges

February 28, 2020

Building on the work of other states, we partnered with the business communities in Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania and their early education partners to understand just how much breakdowns in childcare cost each state. In this study we looked at the causes of childcare challenges as well as motivations behind why parents select various childcare providers. Knowing many employers want to facilitate more access to childcare but do not know where to begin, we sought to learn what types of childcare benefits working parents desire most from employers.

Education

New Study Identifies More than $650 Million in Annual Economic Opportunity for Mississippi

February 28, 2020

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today released a report examining the impact of childcare issues on Mississippi’s state economy. The study found that Mississippi loses an estimated $673 million annually for the state’s economy. This number includes an estimated $120 million annual loss in tax revenue as well as an estimated annual loss to Mississippi employers of $553 million on absences and employee turnover as a result of childcare breakdowns.

New Study Identifies Nearly $500 Million in Annual Economic Opportunity for Idaho

February 28, 2020

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today released a report examining the impact of childcare issues on Idaho’s state economy. The study found that Idaho loses an estimated $479 million annually for the state’s economy. This number includes an estimated $65 million annual loss in tax revenue as well as an estimated annual loss to Idaho’s employers of $414 million on absences and employee turnover as a result of childcare breakdowns.

New Study Identifies Nearly $1 Billion Annual Economic Opportunity for Iowa

February 28, 2020

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today released a report examining the impact of childcare issues on Iowa’s state economy. The study found that Iowa loses an estimated $935 million annually for the state’s economy. This number includes an estimated $153 million annual loss in tax revenue as well as an estimated annual loss to Iowa’s employers of $781 million on absences and employee turnover as a result of childcare breakdowns.

New Study Identifies More than $3 Billion in Annual Economic Opportunity for Pennsylvania

February 28, 2020

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today released a report examining the impact of childcare issues on Pennsylvania’s state economy. The study found that Pennsylvania loses an estimated $3.47 billion annually for the state’s economy.

The Unconventional Challenge

February 27, 2020

The Chamber Foundation partnered with the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and the Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commissionon on this report to better understand the unique needs of Pennsylvania working parents and examine the current childcare landscape.

Building a System of Care

February 27, 2020

The Chamber Foundation partnered with the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry (IACI) and the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children (IAEYC) on this report to better understand the unique needs of Idaho’s working parents and examine the current childcare landscape.

Continuing Education for Student Parents

February 27, 2020

The Chamber Foundation partnered with the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) and the Children’s Foundation of Mississippi on this report to better understand the unique needs of Mississippi’s working parents and how childcare breakdowns impact working parents, their employers, and the state economy.

Competing for Talent

February 27, 2020

The Chamber Foundation partnered with the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) and the Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children on this report to better understand the unique needs of Iowa’s working parents and examine the current childcare landscape.