It can be done. States across the country are expanding access and increasing quality with innovative funding strategies. These state early childhood revenue stories can help other states replicate their success.
NEW AND PROTECTED REVENUE
California (2021) – Lawmakers Put a 12.5 Percent Tax on Electronic Cigarettes to Help Pay for Early Education Programs and Public Health Education.
Colorado (2020) Colorado Advocates Get Tobacco-Tax-Funded Universal Preschool Closer to the Finish Line
Louisiana (2022) A Perfect Match for Child Care
Maryland (2022) – Maryland Makes History with the Nation’s First Digital Ad Tax for Kids
New Mexico (2022) – New Mexico Ballot Initiative for a Permanent Early Childhood Revenue Stream
New York (2021) – New York Allies Win a Decade-Long Fight for New Education Revenue and Bold Changes to Child Care
Oregon (2023) Oregon Establishes the Child Care Infrastructure Fund and Directs $50 Million of Lottery Bonds to Fund Projects
Oregon (2021) Oregon Voters Deliver Big Wins for Kids on Medicaid Expansion and Universal Preschool
Vermont (2023) Vermont Passes Historic Child Care Legislation That Includes New, Long-Term Funding
Washington (2023) Washington State Coalition Celebrates Supreme Court Win on Funding Stream for Early Childhood Programs
Washington D.C (2022) The Under 3 DC Coalition Secures Large Investments Toward Provider Compensation
West Virginia (2021) – Alliance Rapid Response Informs West Virginia Strategy to Defeat Repeal of State’s Personal Income Tax
MODELING, PLANNING, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Wisconsin (2022) – A Coalition of Caring: How Wisconsin Advocates Are Building a System of Child Care for Infants and Toddlers (Strategic Financing Plans)
New Mexico (2021) – Understanding the Cost of Quality Child Care in New Mexico: A Cost Estimation Model to Inform Subsidy Rate Setting, P>5 Fiscal Strategies
Minnesota (2021) — Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education in Minnesota, Transforming Minnesota’s Early Childhood Workforce Leadership Team
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