Course Cost Modeling 101: Getting Real About the True Costs of Infant and Toddler Care Learn how to build a cost model that supports child care for children from birth to age 3.
Database Federal Funding Streams for Children and Youth Services This database catalogs the purposes and key characteristics of 304 federal funding streams that support children and youth, as well as policy and funding changes that may affect these funding streams.
Course Cost Modeling 101: Getting Real About the True Costs of Child Care Learn how to build a cost model that supports child care providers, educators, children from birth to age 13, and their families.
Video Public Financing in Times of Uncertainty Presenters share strategies for confronting challenges kids' programs and services face during these unstable political times.
Publication Understanding Fiscal Maps Learn what a fiscal map is, why your community should create one, and how to begin.
Publication Travis County Votes “Yes” for Affordable Child Care Advocates in Travis County, TX, won a ballot measure in 2024 that will provide more than $75 million annually to fund services for infants, toddlers, children, and youth.
Video The 2024 Election: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward for Voter-Approved Children’s Funds Advocates and experts share insights into the campaign processes, successes, and challenges behind ballot measures to create voter-approved children's funds.
Publication A Perfect Match for Child Care: Louisiana Case Study How Louisiana’s state and local policymakers and advocates are working to increase financial investments and available quality child care.
Publication Funding Out-of-School Time Programs—Now and in the Future A guide for finding sustainable federal, state, and local funding sources for out-of-school time programs.
Publication Last Vote to First Dollar Toolkit An implementation toolkit to help leaders of new voter-approved children's funds set their funds up for success
Publication Tracking the Flow of Federal Funding for Children and Youth An interactive chart that illustrates how federal funds flow through agencies and into communities
Publication From Cradle to Career: Understanding the Federal Government’s Investment in Young People Fact sheet of findings from our federal funding database of more than 280 federal funding streams and counting.
Video Funding Our Kids: Understanding the Federal Government’s Investments in Children and Youth A look at our federal funding streams database, which can help communities identify other sources of federal funding to tap after federal relief dollars expire.
Video 2022 Ballot Measure Allows Whatcom County to Play Greater Role in Supporting Children and Families Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu talks about the county's Healthy Children’s Fund.
Video Madison Youth Workers Say We Must Invest in Kids’ Curiosity to Help Them Succeed Two career youth workers share their perspectives for helping young people succeed.
Video How to Build Sustainable Funding for Kids: The Case for Children’s Funding Coordinators This webinar breaks down how children’s funding coordinators can champion meaningful and sustainable funding for children and youth in your communities.
Video Investing Early in Child Well-Being Gives King County Kids the “Best Start” Our interview with Dow Constantine, executive of King County, WA, since 2009.
Publication Investing in Pre-K-12 Students and Foster Care in Tulsa, OK An American Rescue Plan community profile
Publication Investing in Child Care, Home Visiting, and Community Navigation in Austin, TX An American Rescue Plan community profile
Collection Native Children and Youth Explore our collection of resources for leaders of Native nations about funding for children and youth.