Media mentions
RAPID data and analysis are disseminated through local and national news media coverage.
2024
“Parents are stressed and overwhelmed. They need help,” Nov. 18, 2024
—sfchronicle.com
“Majority of LA County parents struggle with basic needs, survey finds,” Oct. 21, 2024
—laist.com
“DHA to Partner With Stanford University,” Sept. 5, 2024
—deltabusinessjournal.com
“Delta Health Alliance Chosen As First Innovation Community Partner With Stanford University,” Aug 22, 2024
—enterprise-tocsin.com
“Child care still unaffordable, inaccessible for many in Ohio,” Ohio Capital Journal, July 5, 2024
—ohiocapitaljournal.com
“Child care still unaffordable, inaccessible for many in Ohio,” Cleveland Scene, July 5, 2024
—clevescene.com
“Child care still unaffordable, inaccessible for many in Ohio,” The Highland County Press, July 5, 2024
—highlandcountypress.com
“What Parents and Child Care Providers Want Their Elected Leaders to Know,” EdSurge, June 18, 2024
—edsurge.com
“Four years after pandemic, we check in with child care providers on the journey to rebuild,” The Hechinger Report, June 12, 2024
—hechingerreport.org
“Child care staff report rising levels of anxiety and depression,” K-12 Dive, June 5, 2024
—k12dive.com
“Child care providers report high levels of worker anxiety and depression, survey shows,” EdSource, May 29, 2024
—edsource.org
“Preschool? Transitional kindergarten? Is there a difference? Parents are stressing out,” Los Angeles Times, April 18, 2024
—latimes.org
“What American Families Experienced Is Not Something That You Get Over,” The New York Times, March 13, 2024
—nytimes.org
“Pushing Child Policy from the Crib to the Capital,” National Press Foundation, Feb. 5, 2024
—nationalpress.org
“The End of Federal COVID Money Means Shortfalls for States and Schools,” Governing, Feb. 2, 2024
—governing.com
“Some States Are Taking Childcare Funding Into Their Own Hands—But Congress Must Act,” MS Magazine, Jan. 17, 2024.
—msmagazine.com
“Child care experts offer optimism amid growing challenges,” K-12 Dive, Jan. 10, 2024
—k12dive.com
2023
“Child Care Programs See Closures, Resignations and Tuition Hikes After Federal Funding Expires,” EdSurge, Nov. 30, 2023
—edsurge.com
“New Federal Legislation Proposes Essential “Fix’ns” for Meals in Child Care Settings Bipartisanship May Make It Happen,” Early Learning Nation, Nov. 21, 2023
—earlylearningnation.com
“Child care teacher pay at top of challenges ahead of next session, legislators say,” EdNC, Nov. 14, 2023
—ednc.org
“New data shows child care crisis worsening after loss of federal funds,” The Highland County Press, Nov. 13, 2023
— highlandcountypress.com
“Going Over the Child Care Cliff,” National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Nov. 2023
— naeyc.org
“Billions in federal child care relief just expired. Costs are already skyrocketing.” USA Today, Oct. 24, 2023
— usatoday.com
“New advisory board helps Ohio parents increase advocacy,” Public News Service, Oct. 23, 2023
—publicnewsservice.org
“By The Numbers: 900,000 fewer babies born in US than 5 years ago,” K-12 Dive, Oct. 9, 2023
—K12dive.com
—businessinsider.com
“Home-based childcare is a dying business. Here’s why.” Youth Today, Oct.2, 2023
—youthtoday.org
“State of Babies Yearbook 2023,” ZERO TO THREE, September 27, 2023
— stateofbabies.org
“Boosting the early childhood workforce to boost the economy,” K-12 Dive, Sept. 28, 2023
— K12dive.com
“By The Numbers: Child care industry braces for potential funding cliff,” K-12 Dive, Sept. 25, 2023
—K12dive.com
“The Cost of Childcare Is About to Explode,” The New Republic, Sept. 8, 2023
— newrepublic.com
“Supporting moms who care is a win-win for employers and employees,” TLNT, Aug. 28, 2023
—TLNT.com
“‘God Forbid I Have to Move Again’: One Home-Based Child Care Provider’s Experience With Housing,” EdSurge, July 18, 2023
—edsurge.com
“Families With Young Children Face Increased Hardship After Pandemic Relief Policies End,” EdSource, July 17, 2023
—edsource.org
“Housing Is a Nightmare for Home-Based Child Care Providers,” EdSurge, July 12, 2023
—edsurge.com
“Strengthening Early Childhood Health, Housing, Education, and Economic Well-Being Through Holistic Public Policy,” Center for American Progress, June 29, 2023
—americanprogress.org
—earlylearningnation.com
—businessinsider.com
—nurtureconnection.org
“How to Hire a Nanny,” Forbes Health, April 18, 2023
— forbes.com
— edsurge.com
— businessinsider.in
— ffyf.org
“Who’s Looking Out for the Mental Health of Infants and Toddlers?,” EdSurge, February 28, 2023
— edsurge.com
— ffyf.org
“Catalyzing Growth: Using Data to Change Child Care,” Child Care Aware of America, January 25, 2023
— childcareaware.org
2022
— earlylearningnation.com
— hechingerreport.org
“Answering the SOS, Part II: Supporting Mental Health in the Very Young,” NCSL, November 1, 2022
— ncsl.org
— ncsl.org
— hechingerreport.org
— thenewrepublic.com
— centreforearlychildhood.org
“We are Failing our Babies and their Childcare Providers,” No Kid Hungry, July 26, 2022
— nokidhungry.org
— cep.org
— nytimes.com
“RAPID Survey Findings: Impact of the Pandemic on Hunger,” FRAC, June 24, 2022
— frac.org
— usatoday.com
— usatoday.com
“The Formula Crisis Puts Black Infants at Risk for Severe Undernutrition,” The Hill, May 27, 2022
— thehill.com
— lemonadamedia.com
“Child Care Providers Deserve More Than Thanks. They Need Action.” EdSurge, May 6, 2022
— edsurge.com
— inquirer.com
— inquirer.com
— hechingerreport.org
“Catalyzing Growth: Using Data to Change Child Care”
— childcareaware.org
— fivethirtyeight.com
“Demanding Change: Repairing Our Child Care System,” Child Care Aware of America, February 8, 2022
— childcareaware.org
“How to Fix Child Care Before the Next Pandemic Wave,” New York Times, February 2, 2022
— nytimes.com
— statcan.gc.ca
— usatoday.com
— earlylearningnation.com
— nytimes.com
— nytimes.com
“For the Sake of the Economy, Child Care Must Build Back Better,” The Hill, January 3, 2022
— thehill.com
2021
“A Tale of Two Tax Policies: What Motivates the Senate?” The Hill, December 29, 2021
— thehill.com
“What Happens When Child Care Runs Out?” The Hill, December 23, 2021
— thehill.com
— povertycenter.columbia.edu
— newsweek.com
— imaginablefutures.com
“This Fall, the Return to Kindergarten Is More Limited Than We Hoped. What’s Next?” Urban Institute, December 3, 2021
— urban.org
— hechingerreport.org
— cbpp.org
“Is the Pandemic Rewiring Kids’ Brains?” The New Republic, October 25, 2021
— newrepublic.com
— northcarolinahealthnews.org
— equity-coalition.fpg.unc.edu
— homegrownchildcare.org
“Moms Are Back At Work, But Child Care Resources Are ‘Laughable,’” NY Times, October 6, 2021
— nytimes.com
— the74million.org
“COVID-19 and Children,” CQ Researcher, October 1, 2021
— library.cqpress.com
— aspe.hhs.org
— iabd.org
“Losing Childcare Led to Losing Employment – How Working Mothers Fared,” CMC Blog, June 25, 2021
— christinemichaelcarter.com
“What changes families need to recover from the past year,” Hechinger Report, June 24, 2021
— hechingerreport.org
— prnewswire.com
— edweek.org
— ajc.com
“La pandemia que recayó sobre la niñez,” La Diaria Salud, June 19, 2021
— ladiaria.com.uy
— miragenews.com
— hundred.org
— hechingerreport.org
“Challenges and Bright Spots of Single Parenting During A Pandemic,” WBEZ Chicago, May 20, 2021
— wbez.org
“Babies and Toddlers Feeling Parents’ Financial Struggles During Pandemic,” Baby Gaga, May 10, 2021
— babygaga.com
“UO Survey on Family Life in the Pandemic,” KLCC NPR for Oregonians, May 6, 2021
— klcc.org
— the74million.org
— huffpost.com
“Policymakers Urged To Create A ‘Bold Baby Agenda,’” Forbes, April 22, 2021
— forbes.com
— whyy.org
“When every day is Take Your Kid to Work Day,” National Geographic, April 21, 2021
— nationalgeographic.com
“How Teachers’ and Parents’ COVID Stress is Affecting Kids,” PBS, April 6, 2021
— pbs.org
— hechingerreport.org
— forbes.com
“Positive Parenting: Step Aside Mom, Dad’s Here to Help,” 9and10News, March 23, 2021
— 9and10news.com
— kjct8.com
“Why Student Loan Forgiveness is Early Childhood Policy,” The Hill, March 5, 2021
— thehill.com
— cbpp.org
— inquirer.com
— urban.org
“American Mothers are in Crisis. Is Anyone Listening to Them?” New York Times, February 4, 2021
— nytimes.com
“We need to invest in our youngest children,” The Daily Sentinel, January 21, 2021
— gjsentinel.com
— ncsl.org
“Vaccinating Teachers Should Be a Strategic Priority,” The Times of Israel, January 6, 2021
— timesofisrael.com
— earlylearningnation.com
2020
— usatoday.com
— voiceofsandiego.org
“How to Help Kids Build Resilience Amid COVID-19 Chaos,” PBS News Hour, December 16, 2020
— pbs.org
— counselingschools.com
— urban.org
— the74million.org
— homegrownchildcare.org
— urban.org
— urban.org
— thecut.com
— urban.org
— patientengagementhit.com
“Screen Time Strikes Back,” Nob Hill Gazette, October 31, 2020
— nobhillgazette.com
— prnewswire.com
— urban.org
— baptistnews.com
— cannabishealthinsider.com
— cannabidiolcbd.org
“What Kids Stand to Lose if 2020 Steals Kindergarten,” Hechinger Report, October 27, 2020
— hechingerreport.org
— kqed.org
— patientengagementhit.com
“Gender Employment Gap Widens with Start of Virtual School Year,” The Hill, October 14, 2020
— thehill.com
— the74million.org
– schoollibraryjournal.com
“Where Have All the Kindergarteners Gone,” World, October 14, 2020
– world.wng.org
“Pandemic Fatigue Is Real; Youngest Family Members Suffer, Too,” The SandPaper, October 14, 2020
– thesandpaper.net
“Key Stats on the Effect of COVID-19 on Kids,” First Focus on Children, October 12, 2020
– firstfocus.org
– greensboro.com
“What Can Disability Services Teach Schools About Reopening,” Urban Institute, October 9, 2020
– urban.org
– washingtonpost.com
– the74million.org
– centerforhealthjournalism.org
“US Parents Delaying Preschool and Kindergarten Amid Pandemic,” AP, September 24, 2020
– apnews.com
“Finding Solutions to Supporting Child Care During COVID-19,” Urban Institute, September 22, 2020
– urban.org
“For Unemployed Parents, Child Care Remains a Question Mark,” Urban Institute, September 15, 2020
– urban.org
– bizjournals.com
– deseret.com
“The Pandemic is a Mental Health Crisis for Parents,” The New York Times, September 9, 2020
– nytimes.com
– spotlightonpoverty.org
“The Pandemic Is the Perfect Time for a Parents Revolution,” Slate, September 2, 2020
– slate.com
“Demystifying Child Care Affordability,” Bipartisan Policy Center, August 31, 2020
– bipartisanpolicy.org
“Adversity in Early Childhood,” Center for American Progress, August 27, 2020
– americanprogress.org
“The Childcare Crisis Limits Women Entrepreneurs’ Potential,” Forbes, August 26, 2020
– forbes.com
“Bail Out Parents,” The Atlantic, August 20, 2020
– theatlantic.com
“Survey shows that COVID-19 is taking a toll on kids,” Moms.com, August 20, 2020
– moms.com
– usatoday.com
– cidrap.umn.edu
– cnbc.com
– worldbank.org
– cnbc.com
– cnbc.com
– nytimes.com
– positiveexperience.org
– edition.cnn.com
– cssp.org
– the74million.org
“Disney World May Be Open, But Most Kids In The U.S. Have Nowhere To Go,” HuffPost, July 14, 2020
– huffingtonpost.co.uk
– urban.org
“An Anti-Racist Approach to Supporting Child Care Through COVID-19 and Beyond,” CLASP, July 1, 2020
– clasp.org
– klcc.org
“For Young Children, a RAPID Response to the Pandemic,” Early Learning Nation, June 4, 2020
– earlylearningnation.com
– bbc.com
“Research team addresses coronavirus impact on families,” Around the O, April 22, 2020
– around.uoregon.edu
“Curious: UO Center Begins Project on Emergency Responses,” The Jefferson Exchange, April 10, 2020
– ijpr.org