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Skip to content THE SOURCE Close TopicsTopics Arts & Culture Business & Entrepreneurship Campus & Community Humanities & Society Medicine & Health Science & Technology SchoolsSchools Arts & Sciences Brown School McKelvey School of Engineering Olin Business School Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts School of Continuing & Professional Studies School of Law School of Medicine PublicationsPublications Newsroom The Record Washington Magazine Search Menu Search for: Search Close NEWSROOM Sections Find an Expert Media Resources Newsroom Stories Perspectives WashU Experts WashU in the News WashU Expert: Proposed funding for child care, early learning programs a ‘drop in the bucket’ (Photo: Stutterstock) By Sara Savat March 11, 2022 SHARE The Senate approved on March 10 a $1.5 trillion bipartisan spending package, which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called “the strongest, boldest and most significant government funding package we’ve seen in a long time.”  The spending package, which is expected to be signed by President Joe Biden, includes $18.4 billion in funding for child care and early-learning programs. Collins “The proposed spending package includes much-needed funding for child care that will help millions of U.S. families,” said Caitlyn Collins, assistant professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. “These funds are welcome, but they’re a drop in the bucket, especially considering the decimation of the country&＃8217;s child-care industry during the COVID-19 pandemic — which was patchwork to begin with and lagging far behind other wealthy Western countries,” said Collins, an expert on gender inequality in the workplace and family life. In December 2020, Collins and co-authors William Scarborough, of the University of North Texas, Leah Ruppanner, of the University of Melbourne, and Liana Christin Landivar, of the Maryland Population Research Center, published a study that demonstrated the importance of funding Head Start — the largest federally funded, early-childhood development program in the United States — to support families during the COVID-19 recession and to ensure a more stable economic recovery. Using data from the 2007-09 Great Recession, they found that states with higher levels of Head Start enrollment experienced less poverty growth among families with young children during the last recession. They also experienced a faster and more stable economic recovery than states with lower Head Start enrollment. The findings led the authors to recommend — at minimum — all states enroll 100% of eligible children without further restricting eligibility standards, which they estimated would cost an additional $14.4 billion. Ideally, they recommended a more proactive approach: broaden eligibility guidelines and funding to help keep vulnerable families out of poverty. The research is clear: “Investing significantly more in programs like Head Start — for example, by expanding enrollment for all eligible families — can help families exit poverty and speed economic growth,” Collins said. SHARE Media Contact  Sara Savat FEATURED WASHU EXPERTS Caitlyn CollinsAssociate Professor of Sociology, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Sociology SectionsWashU Experts TopicsHumanities & SocietySociology Schools Arts & SciencesRead more stories from Arts & SciencesVisit Arts & Sciences Leave a Comment Comments and respectful dialogue are encouraged, but content will be moderated. Please, no personal attacks, obscenity or profanity, selling of commercial products, or endorsements of political candidates or positions. We reserve the right to remove any inappropriate comments. We also cannot address individual medical concerns or provide medical advice in this forum. You Might Also Like School closures &＃8216;sideline&＃8217; working mothers March 1, 2021 Published In Newsroom Stories Increase in Head Start funding ‘a national priority’ December 7, 2020 The Free Market Has Failed U.S. Working Parents November 12, 2020 Latest from the Newsroom Recent Stories Reframing voting as ‘duty to others’ key to increasing engagement, turnout Modifying homes for stroke survivors saves lives, extends independence Book explores consequences of political conversations WashU Experts Ten Commandments display probably not legal Social workers key to psychedelic-assisted therapies DeFake tool protects voice recordings from cybercriminals WashU in the News NFL faces ‘Sunday Ticket’ lawsuit: Here’s what’s at stake for the league Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Yanna Krupnikov The brain has a waste removal system and scientists are figuring out how it works Publications Washington Magazine Newsroom Record Explore Bookshelf Video Gallery Connect Media Resources Contact Facebook Instagram ©2024 Washington University in St. Louis Go back to top