Our Body of Work in Child Care and Workforce Equity Policy Advocacy

MLICCI produces reports and briefs to help advocates and policymakers improve:

• Access to affordable child care in Mississippi – These reports explore the impact of policy on parents and providers and make policy recommendations for improving Mississippi’s child care assistance program.
• Workforce equity in Mississippi – These reports explore the impact of policy on women in our state and make policy recommendations for improving Mississippi’s workforce system.

MLICCI is engaged in policy advocacy for affordable child care and workforce equity at the state and national levels.

Below is a list of both our child care and workforce equity publications.

CHILD CARE & WORKFORCE EQUITY PUBLICATIONS

2023 | EMPLOYMENT EQUITY FOR SINGLE MOMS: Creating Opportunities and Removing Barriers to Childcare Year 3 Evaluation Report

2022 | Mississippi TANF at 25: More Reforms Still Needed

2022 | EMPLOYMENT EQUITY FOR SINGLE MOMS: Creating Opportunities and Removing Barriers to Childcare Year 2 Evaluation Report

2021 | Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities through Government

2021 | “State-Imposed Child Care Policies Prevent Parents from Working: Results from a Survey of Child Care Payment Program (CCPP) Child Care Providers”

2021 | “Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative (MLICCI) Child Care Provider Survey: Assessing Pre- and Post-
COVID-19 Pandemic Trends and Perspectives on Child Care Quality Improvement”

2020 | “Building and Expanding Sustainable Career Pathways to Economic Security for Low-Income Mothers Through Comprehensive Employment Training and Placement”

2019 | MLICCI Advocacy Toolkit

2019 | MLICCI 2019 Comments on the proposed DHS Policy Manual and EIS

2018 | “Mississippi’s Child Care and Development Fund at 20“

2018 | “A Practical Guide to Including Child Care as a Work Support in Job Training Programs”

2018 | “The Mississippi Child Care Policy Imperative: Assuring Policy Implementation Maximizes Policy Intent”

2018 | NWLC Fact Sheet on Pay Equity

2018 | Policy Link Report: “Boosting Economic Growth in Mississippi through Employment Equity”

2017 | Child Care Town Hall Summary

2017 | Coupling Child Care with Pathways to Nontraditional,  Higher Paying Work: Bridging Mississippi’s Skills and Wage Gap Policy Brief: An Opportunity to Rethink Workforce Training for Low-Income Moms

2017 | TANF at 20 in Mississippi: A Pathway Out of Poverty or a Shrinking Safety Net? 

2017 | IWPR Report on Women in the South

2016 | USCCR Letter to Health and Human Services on Low-Income Child Care Subsidies

2016 | Success Women’s 2016 Conference Presentation

2016 | Highlights from 8.20.2016 Child Care Provider Meeting

2016 | Op Ed – Changes Adopted, More Work To Be Done

2016 | Town Hall Presentations

2016 | Step Up Report

2016 | Child Care Policy Op-Ed

2016 | Child Care Provider Feedback

2016 | MLICCI’s Comments on Proposed State Plan

2015 | Memo from the Mississippi Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) on the Impact of Race in Mississippi’s Administration of CCDF and Related Programs

2012 | MLICCI Listening Session Findings

Archived Publications

• Financing
• Policy Reform
• Quality Enhancement
• Child Care Provider Surveys