The purpose of this analysis was to examine Census Community Microdata to learn specific child care capacity information as requested by the Mississippi Early Learning Alliance.
Our Work
The Systems Change Lab provides up-to-date, online, interactive early childhood resource maps and maintains a website with early childhood resources for families, teachers, childcare providers, and healthcare professionals as a part of the Mississippi Department of Human Services Division of Early Childhood Care and Development’s Consumer Education platform.
The Systems Change Lab is assisting the Mississippi Department of Human Services with the Preschool Development Grant Birth-Five Strategic Plan and developing a Child Care Quality Support System tool-kit for other states, based on best practices achieved through a continuous quality improvement process.
The Systems Change Lab conducted this study on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) in 2021. The 2024 Market Rate Survey is also now complete and available for download on our project page.
