Child Care

EIC Podcast on childcare during the pademic with Karen Grimm-Thomas and Philip Sirinides now available

Apr 19, 2021

This month, the Evidence-to-Impact Podcast returns to the Pandemic Perspective series and explore the state of the childcare system in Pennsylvania during the pandemic. We discuss the challenges and opportunities to funding, access, and quality for the childcare system. We spoke to Karen Grimm-…

Study looking to recruit parents of young children

Feb 8, 2021

Penn State researchers are now actively recruiting parents with a child under six years of age and an infant or about to have their second child for an online focus group. Researchers are studying how couples work together when adding a second child to the family. Couples will be compensated for…

Impacts of the coronavirus on child care facilities

Sep 10, 2020

The operational and financial impacts of COVID-19 on Pennsylvania child care providers and staff have been significant. Most child care programs closed, at least temporarily, in the initial weeks of the pandemic, eliminating income even while costs continued to accrue. Throughout the closure,…