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.
Legislative Highlights & Testimony
- LB702: Reauthorize the School Readiness Tax Credit
- LB782: Provide funding for the Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative (NPQIC)
- LB854: Require notice to the Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human Services in certain cases of alleged out-of-home child abuse or neglect
- LB868: Change requirements for the refundable School Readiness Tax Credit
- LB890: Change the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act
- LB929: Require submission of a Medicaid state plan amendment or waiver to extend postpartum coverage
- Nebraska Legislative Highlights 2022
- Nebraska Legislative Highlights 2021
- Nebraska Legislative Highlights 2020
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
- LR162: Efficacy of the School Readiness Tax Credit | February 2022
- 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
- July 2022: How maternal mental health affects children’s development; Policy Leadership Academy alumni are making an impact across the state; We Care for Kids: Early childhood educators, tell us your story so we can make sure your work is understood and appreciated; help distribute Learning Begins at Birth to parents of every child born in Nebraska.
- June 2022: Apply now for the next Early Childhood Policy Leadership Academy class, Nebraska’s premier non-partisan program that prepares citizens to advocate for children and families at all levels of government; We Care for Kids campaign launches; materials from Elevate22 business summit for child care providers are accessible online.
- May 2022: FFN to work with state senators on interim studies examining child abuse reports in child care settings, maternal morbidity, home visitation in Nebraska, reimbursement for child care subsidy and access to health insurance for child care providers; using LB840 funds to boost child care capacity; student loan forgiveness program for eligible early childhood professionals.
Press Releases
- LB1203 proposes investment of ARPA dollars in initiatives to strengthen Nebraska’s early childhood system and professional workforce | January 20, 2022
- 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