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Child Care Centers*
Number of child care centers per 1,000 population under 5 years old.Child Care Cost Burden*
Child care costs for a household with two children as a percent of median household income.Child care subsidies
Provide financial assistance to working parents, or parents attending school, to pay for child care
Child development accounts
Build assets through child development accounts (CDAs) with contributions from a sponsoring organization, such as government agencies or nonprofits, and family, friends; also called children’s savings accounts (CSAs)
Child firearm access prevention laws
Impose penalties on adults for a child’s unsupervised access to firearms
Child Mortality*
Number of deaths among residents under age 20 per 100,000 population.Child Poverty Linked to Health
One of the earliest indicators of a child’s future health and wellbeing is whether he or she lives in poverty. That’s why it it’s a key health factor measured by the County Health Rankings.
Child tax credit expansion
Expand federal or state child tax credits by increasing credit amounts, making credits refundable, decreasing or eliminating the earnings threshold, or creating a fully refundable supplement
Child-focused advertising restrictions for unhealthy foods & beverages
Restrict child-focused advertising for unhealthy foods and beverages via bans on unhealthy food and drink ads during children’s TV programs, product placement in children’s movies, etc.