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The National Conference of State Legislatures' Early Care and Education team tracks introduced and enacted legislation related to child care, prekindergarten, home visiting, parent engagement and support, governance structures and financing of programs. In 2018, state lawmakers introduced nearly 1,300 bills with approximately 114 bills in 37 states signed into law. This report summarizes significant 2018 legislative enactments in the following categories: - Child care (subsidy, quality and access) - Early childhood financing - Early childhood governance - Home visiting and parent education - Prekindergarten and school readiness - Prenatal, infants and toddlers - Early care and education workforce. This report does not include all appropriations bills; however, it does highlight those that contain substantive policy enactments or focus on a specific program model. (author abstract)
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United States