Early Childhood

Public Policy Associates produces high-quality, independent reports that offer analysis and insight to clients and their stakeholders. Here is a sampling:

Supporting Child Care Businesses While Advancing Nutrition

Topic Area: Early Childhood, Food and Nutition, Public Health Client Type: Grant Service Type: Interviews, Literature Review, Roundtables, Secondary Data Analysis Document Type: Report Date: May, 2026Tags: 1837 Partners, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Investment Corporation, Families, Food Access, Food Assistance, Food Security, Health, Michigan Health Endowment Fund, MiLEAP

Financing Michigan’s Early Childhood System

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: State Agency Service Type: Research Document Type: Brief Date: September, 2025Tags: Child Care, Child Care Providers, Early Childhood Education, Policy, Policy Change, Policy Research, PreK

The License-Exempt Child Care Option

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Research Document Type: Brief, Report Date: October, 2025Tags: Child Care, Child Care Providers, Child Development and Care Scholarship, LEPs, License-Exempt Providers, Michigan, MiLEAP, subsidy

The Burden of Change

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Analysis, Research Document Type: Report Partner(s): Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and PotentialDate: May, 2025Tags: CDC, Child Care, Child Care Providers, Educators, Families

When Program Communications Add Burden

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Grant Service Type: Data Analysis, Interviews, Literature Review, Policy Analysis, Research, Secondary Data Analysis Document Type: Report Date: April, 2026Tags: Administrative Burden, Communication

2025 Results About Child Care Assistance Payment and Copayment

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency, State Agency Service Type: Data Analysis, Secondary Data Analysis Document Type: Summary Date: October, 2025Tags: Administrative Burden, Child Care, Child Care Providers, Child Development and Care Scholarship, Data Analysis, MiLEAP

An Uphill Climb to Increase Access

Topic Area: Early Childhood, Workforce Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Analysis, Survey Document Type: Brief Date: August, 2025Tags: CDC, Child Care, Child Care Providers, Data Analysis, Survey

CCDF Eligibility and Enrollment Dashboard

Topic Area: Early Childhood Service Type: Analysis, Research Document Type: Dashboard Tags: Child Care, Child Care Development Fund, Child Care Providers, Equality, Equity, Families, Inequality

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