Funding Our Future: Generating State and Local Tax Revenue for Quality Early Care and EducationState and local tax revenue dedicated for early care and education provides a largely untapped approach for early childhood leaders to consider. Noteworthy work has been done, both at the state and local levels, to support quality early care and education through dedicated taxes. This revenue can have a significant impact on long-term goals, as seen in the local children’s taxing districts in Florida or the approach to corporate and business taxation in Oregon. The pioneers who started this work in states and localities around the country demonstrate early successes in helping to close the extreme funding gap in early care and education. Local and state revenue generation contributes to national momentum. Funding Our Future: Generating State and Local Tax Revenue for Quality Early Care and Education catalogues the “what” of some of these foundational efforts and goes beyond them by introducing potential “next generation” tax policy ideas for consideration. Download PDF Filed under:Infants and Toddlers, Early Childhood, Advocates/Intermediaries, Funders, Policymakers/Agency Leaders, Publication, Sourcing Additional Funding, Voter-Approved Children’s FundsMore Resources Publication State Legislation to Expand Local Options to Fund Children and Youth Learn how state legislation can expand or limit a community’s taxing authority and enable local leaders to create voter-approved children’s funds. Video Leadership, Advocacy, and 25 Years of Dedicated Funding for Kids in Broward County, FL Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, CEO of Children's Services Council of Broward County, explains how collaboration, transparency, and accountability support the success of one of the largest voter-approved children’s funds in the country. Updates and Events News October 14, 2026 Record Number of Dedicated Children’s Funds to Appear on Local Ballots Interview September 29, 2026 Leadership, Advocacy, and 25 Years of Dedicated Funding for Kids in Broward County, FL Insights May 12, 2026 Five Ways to Put Your Fiscal Map into Action Close Share it! Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Click to copy URL Link Copied!
Publication State Legislation to Expand Local Options to Fund Children and Youth Learn how state legislation can expand or limit a community’s taxing authority and enable local leaders to create voter-approved children’s funds.
Video Leadership, Advocacy, and 25 Years of Dedicated Funding for Kids in Broward County, FL Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, CEO of Children's Services Council of Broward County, explains how collaboration, transparency, and accountability support the success of one of the largest voter-approved children’s funds in the country.
Interview September 29, 2026 Leadership, Advocacy, and 25 Years of Dedicated Funding for Kids in Broward County, FL