We're moving the needle on child care quality, affordability and accessibility.
Learn more about our strategic priorities through 2022, and how we plan to advance a child care system that effectively serves all children and families. Click the priority below to read more about where we plan on going and how we'll get there.
| PRIORITY 2 Expand Comprehensive Child Care Services |
PRIORITY 3 Strengthen the Child Care System & Infrastructure |
PRIORITY 4 |
Priority 1: Advance State and Federal Policies that Support High-Quality, Affordable and Accessible Child Care for All
Where We’re Going:
Increase the number of children from birth-12 that have access to high-quality child care services with a particular focus on children with the highest needs; and support the child care workforce.
How We’ll Get There:
- Increase federal and state influence to strengthen policies that bolster requirements and investments that support children, families, and the diverse early childhood workforce.
- Expand our national Family Advocacy Network to elevate families as essential informants to state and federal policy conversations.
- Create reports and resources about child care inequities, such as disparities in access, quality, and affordability, that actively inform policy and systems development.
Priority 2: Expand Comprehensive Child Care Services Available to Children and Families
Where We’re Going:
- Work with employers and ensure more families, providers and community members are equipped to make informed choices about child care
- Raise awareness about the importance and impact of quality early care and education on children, families and communities.
How We’ll Get There:
- Build upon our military and national child care solutions to support employers in solving their employees’ child care challenges through a user-friendly platform that connects families to quality child care.
- Develop and disseminate user-friendly consumer information to families, providers, and communities.
Priority 3: Strengthen the Child Care System and Infrastructure Through Innovative Solutions and Practices
Where We’re Going:
Strengthen the child care system through innovation, training and technical assistance, and membership engagement to enhance the integral role CCR&R’s play in service to children, families and providers.
How We’ll Get There:
- Maximize and grow offerings that engage members and aid policy transformation and systems change.
- Optimize CCR&R and state partners’ expertise, spread effective practices, and generate new solutions through dynamic platforms, products, and services that facilitate problem solving and networking.
- Provide innovative training resources and technical assistance that strengthens the diverse child care workforce and improves the quality of service delivery.
Priority 4: Organizational Excellence in Service to Our Mission
Where We’re Going:
Strengthen and sustain a healthy, equitable and thriving organization.
How We’ll Get There:
- Provide exceptional and culturally responsive customer service to all clients.
- Enhance brand strategy and awareness.
- Invest in technology systems.
- Diversify funding.
- Ensure a healthy organizational culture that is reinforced by a diverse workforce and equitable investments that support, develop and retain staff.
