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How Does Your State Stack Up?

We Can Do Better: NACCRRA's Ranking of State Child Care Center Standards and Oversight

As a parent, you want what is best for your children, and you work hard every day to make that possible. NACCRRA knows that child care - and the quality of that care - is important to you.

Your state plays a large role in determining the quality of child care by setting standards for child care providers, and regulations for the oversight of child care programs. These rules - and the resulting minimum quality of care required of providers - vary from state to state. How does your state stack up in meeting its responsibility?

To measure how states are doing, NACCRRA ranked all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on key benchmarks related to state child care center standards and oversight. NACCRRA's new report, We Can Do Better, reveals that every state falls short of its responsibility to protect children and promote school readiness.

As a parent, you have the power to change this. Demand that your state raise the bar for the quality of child care today!

Together, we can hold all states accountable for helping to ensure that your child and others are kept safe and healthy, and are offered learning opportunities, while in child care. You can help:

• Take action! Let your state know that you won't settle for less than high-quality child care. Write a letter to the editor today!
• See how your state stacks up (201 KB) against others across the nation
• Learn more about your state's strengths and weaknesses
• Read NACCRRA's full report, We Can Do Better
• Sign up for Parent Central, so that you can stay informed of important issues affecting your children.