Breaking Barriers to Child Care Licensing in Arkansas
Volume 22, Issue 7 November 5, 2025 This policy brief examines barriers to child care licensing in Arkansas and their impact on access to early childhood education, particularly in rural areas, and offers actionable policy recommendations to streamline licensing,...Early Childhood Care and Education in Arkansas Licensing Policy and Practice Report
Volume 22, Issue 7 November 5, 2025 This paper examines child care licensing in Arkansas, identifying barriers to licensure for early childhood education (ECE) settings, highlighting potential obstacles and assessing the effects of recent changes. Click here to read...Early Child Care – Part 2: What the New SRA Rules Actually Mean for Children, Families, and Providers
What the New SRA Rules Actually Mean for Children, Families, and Providers by Hannah Denker What is the SRA program? In Part 1 of this blog series, we explained what Arkansas’s School Readiness Assistance (SRA) program is and how funding works for it. As a recap, the...Arkansas School Readiness Assistance (SRA) Program: Fall 2025 Policy Changes – Impact Assessment
Volume 22, Issue 5 October 22, 2025 This policy brief examines the financial effects of Arkansas’s Fall 2025 changes to the School Readiness Assistance program, showing how reduced provider reimbursements and new family copays intended to align spending with available...Early Child Care – Part 1 of 2: What’s Behind Arkansas’s School Readiness Assistance Child Care Subsidies?
What’s Going on with School Readiness Assistance Child Care Subsidies in Arkansas? by Hannah Denker The School Readiness Assistance (SRA) program helps low-income families afford child care while parents work or go to school. It’s run by the Arkansas Department of...Subscribe by Email
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