Research has shown that quality child care has a positive impact on a region’s economy, its quality of life, its attractiveness to new business, and its ability to attract and retain skilled labor.  Please read the following reports on the economics of child care.

• Boosting New York’s Economy: Short- and Long-Term Economic Gains through Quality Early Learning, America’s Edge, February 2012

• Strengthening New York Businesses through Investments in Early Care and Education, America’s Edge, March 2010

• The Economies Impact on Parent's Choices, NACCRRA, 2010

• Overview: The Regional Economics of Child Care: Warner, M.E. (2009), Linking Economic Development and Child Care