Bridging the Gap Between Child Care & Community and Economic Development
A ROADMAP FOR CCR&Rs AND OTHER INTERMEDIARIES
Published May/June 2025
Bridging the Gap Between Child Care and Community & Economic Development: A Roadmap for CCR&Rs & Intermediaries (roadmap) can be used by community organizations that support child care as a tool to inform outreach and cross-system engagement efforts and to help infuse child care into community and economic development conversations and efforts.
The roadmap outlines how community and economic development are defined, the important role child care plays in our society, and steps to implement to create a plan to strengthen the child care landscape through community and economic development efforts. It includes information on developing and/or being involved in a community and economic development team. Embedded throughout the document, you will find promising practices, recommendations, and spotlights from organizations on their work engaging in community and economic development efforts within the child care sector.
