Guided by LISC National’s expertise in ECE and early education financing and facilities development, LISC Phoenix completed a regional landscape analysis informed by existing data, key informant interviews, focus groups, and surveys. This report details the findings of data collected from August 2021 through July 2022 and includes data related to supply and demand of ECE key themes of challenges and opportunities from engaged stakeholders, parents, and providers and actionable recommendations to address the overarching goal of improving quality and access in the early learning system.
LISC Phoenix has been part of the Phoenix metro ecosystem since 1992 collaborating with place-based organizations, corporations, foundations, and public partners to create innovative approaches that address systemic challenges in housing, economic development, and financial stability. While the early care and education (ECE) is a new area to LISC Phoenix, understanding data, engaging with community, developing a plan, and implementing that plan are not new. The Arizona Child Care Landscape Analysis was commissioned by Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Phoenix (LISC Phoenix) and funded by a Strong Start for Kids grant from Vanguard. Read more in the Child Care and Early Learning Landscape Analysis.īe the first to know about grants and resources for child care and early learning providers. Opportunities exist for Arizona to leverage this last year of pandemic funding to deepen partnerships and collaborations leading to more accessible data for parents and providers to make informed decisions as well as invest in the infrastructure of child care that will sustain beyond the grant dollars. Yet, we still face challenges where parents cannot afford quality care, and providers continue to see the cost of quality care and staffing increase.
Stabilization grants have enabled facilities to stay open, pay the mortgage/rent, keep utilities on, purchase required personal protective equipment, pay off debt incurred since March 2020, and increase staff salaries and benefits temporarily. Regardless of where a child receives care-a licensed center, a certified home, or with a family, friend, or neighbor-their brains are developing rapidly from birth to five, so it is critical that the space be safe, inclusive, and support learning.
A Landscape Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities
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