Published June 2025
A new national poll commissioned by Child Care Aware® of America and conducted by the bipartisan research team of New Bridge Strategy and Hart Research shows that parents are struggling to make child care work. Findings show that many parents are piecing together multiple care arrangements, facing challenges balancing work and caregiving, and struggling to pay for child care. As a result, an overwhelming majority of parents—across party lines and in all types of communities—say that expanding access to affordable, quality child care should be a high priority for both federal and state policymakers, and that funding for child care and early learning should be increased.
View the report here.
