Bipartisan Policy Center

The Bipartisan Policy Center has extensive depth and credibility in early childhood issues, which states can leverage for bipartisan influence.

The Bipartisan Policy Center combines the best ideas from both political parties to promote health, security, and opportunity for all Americans. BPC drives principled and politically viable policy solutions , notably through its Early Childhood Initiative, which continues to create a more comprehensive and sustained approach to improving the quality of care for young children.

State allies can call on the Bipartisan Policy Center to:

Help their state leaders better understand and influence the intersection between state and federal early care and education policy and related opportunities.

The Bipartisan Policy Center can leverage its research and reputation to help state advocates frame and message these often-complex policy areas.

Help strengthen their state capacity to interpret the changing child care market.

Data on child care supply and need, and parent preferences, can impact policies and advocacy that are responsive to changes in the child market due to the pandemic.

Provide analysis of federal policy that impacts child care.

BPC interprets relevant federal legislation and policy, such as CCDBG, TANF, WIOA, and the pandemic relief packages, to assist state-based organizations with expanding the opportunities to support families and child care providers.