An invitation to strengthen Tennessee’s workforce of today and tomorrow We’re delighted to invite businesses and economic development organizations to participate in our new Tennessee Business + Family Forum— an alliance of business and economic development leaders committed to a powerful idea: When Tennessee children and families thrive, our workforce and economy do too. The Forum champions business-friendly solutions…
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Child Care in the 2025 Federal Tax Reconciliation Package
The final version of the 2025 tax reconciliation package (One Big Beautiful Bill Act – H.R.1) was signed into law on July 4th, 2025. The bill permanently improves three pieces of tax policy that help make child care more affordable for working families with young children. TQEE’s child care study: Workforce of Today and Tomorrow: The…
» Read MoreTennessee Cuts Red Tape to Expand Access to Child Care
With child care in short supply across Tennessee—and the private market failing to meet rising demand—state lawmakers are finding new ways to foster industry growth, including tackling regulatory reform. A new law, public chapter 276, will cut some of the red tape that makes it difficult and expensive to open and operate child care programs,…
» Read MoreUS Chamber Launches Employer Child Care Navigator Tool
A groundbreaking new tool was unveiled at the National National Child Care Innovation Summit: Business Leaders in Action hosted by the US Chamber Foundation and Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC). It was inspiring! The Employer Child Care Navigator, is an easy-to-use platform providing employers with impartial expertise and data-driven guidance to develop effective child…
» Read MoreMicrocenter Networks: Onsite Childcare for Teachers
Chambliss Center for Children’s partnership with Hamilton County Schools (HCS) uses a micro-center network approach to supply onsite childcare to support teacher recruitment and retention. Finding quality, affordable child care is a struggle for most working parents, including teachers who don’t have the flexibility of working from home or adjusting their hours to meet child…
» Read MoreChild Care Revolution in TN Industrial Park
In a groundbreaking move, the Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board (IDB) has leveraged innovative economic tools to address a critical workforce need: childcare. This initiative not only supports local businesses but also sets a precedent for how communities can tackle the intertwined challenges of economic development and early childhood education. The Industrial Park Childcare Solution…
» Read MoreTyson Foods: Solving for Employee Child Care Pays Big Dividends
The Challenge Finding quality, affordable childcare for working parents – and especially for shift workers who often have non-traditional hours – can be a huge challenge that impacts both working families and the businesses that employ them. Across Tennessee, more than 80% of parents of young children report employment disruptions due to inadequate childcare, citing…
» Read MoreTeachers, Families and Businesses Win with New Paid Family Leave Policies
Celebrating New Paid Family Leave Policies in Tennessee: A Win for Families, Teachers, and Businesses Tennesseans for Quality Early Education (TQEE) is thrilled to celebrate the passage of groundbreaking legislation providing six weeks of paid family leave to state employees, including public educators, and introducing a new state tax credit to help businesses offer paid…
» Read MoreOngoing child care crisis costs Tennessee $2.6 billion annually
New report details adverse economic impact on parents, businesses and taxpayers Prior to the pandemic, child care was a growing crisis for families and our economy. Fast forward to today, Tennessee’s working parents of young children continue to struggle to find and afford child care. For Tennessee employers the situation is likewise acute, with the…
» Read MoreTennessee Business Survey on Child Care
Want to Accelerate Tennessee’s Economic Recovery? Fix the Child Care Crisis Lack of access to quality and affordable child care is well documented as a significant barrier that limits the productivity of Tennessee’s current and future workforce and has an adverse effect on our state’s economy. A new survey commissioned by TQEE of more than…
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