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7.01.2024
First Five Years Fund Voter Polls: 85% of Voters Support Increasing Federal Funding for Child Care
In May, the First Five Years Fund released data from a national poll, including registered voters in Nevada, that looked at child care in the 2024 election.
The poll indicates that voters not only understand the connection between child care and a strong economy, but they also want to elect candidates that will have a plan to help working parents afford high-quality care.
Highlights from the 2024 National Poll include:
- 89% of all voters want candidates to have a plan or policies ready to help working parents afford high-quality child care.
- 68% of all voters make a strong connection between child care and a strong economy.
- 85% of all voters support increasing federal funding to states to expand child care programs.
- 76% of all voters support increasing the federal child care tax credit.
Last year, First Five Years Fund released a similar poll that found Nevada voters support additional funding to support access to child care and early childhood education programs.
In that poll, 90% of Nevada voters recognized the importance for working parents to be able to find and afford quality child care.
And 78% of those polled in 2023 said that increased funding for child care and early education programs was an important priority.
Learn more and read the full reports available on the First Five Years Fund website:
Visit the First 5 Nevada “Get Involved” page to learn more about ways that you can share your voice to help improve Nevada’s early childhood system.
