Publications & Resources
First Five Nebraska publishes policy and issues briefs, original research and other resources to keep you informed and up to date on a variety of early childhood topics.
Policy & Issue Briefs
- Investing ARPA funds to strengthen Nebraska’s early childhood professional workforce | October 2021
- Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) | September 2021
- Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for ECE | July 2021
- Key Provisions of the American Rescue Plan for Nebraska Children and Families | March 2021
- LB351: Revising Step Up to Quality to promote quality, capacity | February 2021
- LB342: Strengthening the Sixpence Early Learning Fund | February 2021
- LB531: Nebraska child care contribution tax credit act | February 2021
- Nebraska’s Prenatal-to-Age-3 Policy Goals | 2021
- Nebraska’s Prenatal-to-Age-3 Plan | 2020
- Nebraska’s School Readiness Tax Credit | 2020
- What the ‘fadeout effect’ really means for quality early learning | December 2018
- NECPRS: Streamlining professional record keeping in child care licensing | October 2018
- How do we know when Nebraska’s children are kindergarten-ready? | August 2017
- Early Childhood 101
Reports & Research
- Innovative Financing Solutions to Expand Quality Early Care and Education in Nebraska | August 2021
- Using Tax Credits to Help Address Child Care Challenge | February 2021
- Council for a Strong America: Early Childhood Programs’ Scarcity Undermines Nebraska’s Rural Communities | February 2021
- The Bottom Line: Economic Impacts of Inadequate Child Care in Nebraska | August 2020 Overview | Full Report
- Step Up to Quality – Perspectives on the Year One Evaluation | 2016
Business & Economic Development Resources
English
- Understanding LB840 funding for child care
- Business leadership in child care advocacy
- No cost/low cost ways to support working parents
- How to talk to your employer about child care
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Newsletters
- November 2021: FFN panel at State Chamber economic development summit: child care is crucial to solving state’s workforce crisis; Policy Leadership Academy members focus on driving change locally
- October 2021: FFN testifies on investing ARPA funds to strengthen Nebraska’s child care workforce; PBS NewsHour features Nebraska businesses, child care owners and parents
- September 2021: Early Childhood Policy Leadership Academy convenes; FFN testifies at interim study hearings
- August 2021: FFN report focuses on early care and education financing strategies; expanded child tax credit aimed at cutting child poverty
- July 2021: Apply now for the `School Readiness Tax Credit; How Nebraska could benefit from Coronavirus recovery funds
- May/June 2021: State senators pass important early childhood legislation during 2021 session; Learning Begins at Birth handbook for new parents available in 5 languages
Press Releases
- LB485 becomes law, widens access to subsidized child care and transitional child care assistance for working Nebraskans | May 27, 2021
- Passage of LB351 Promotes Child Care Quality, Capacity in Nebraska | April 7, 2021
- Appropriations Committee’s budget proposal includes strategic investments in infants and toddlers | April 1, 2021
- Sara Howard joins First Five Nebraska | February 1, 2021
- Statewide messaging campaign highlights relationship between quality child care and economic development | July 20, 2020
- Nebraska wins nationwide grant competition to expand high-quality prenatal-to-age-three services to Nebraska’s infants and toddlers and their families | April 16, 2019
- Early childhood policy initiative educates, trains Nebraska community leaders | January 28, 2018