On the last Friday of each month, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s research team shares a curated list of books, research papers, podcasts, and more that are helping to shape our understanding of the economic wellbeing of the Granite State and beyond. Here are our picks for June 2025.
On the last Friday of each month, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s research team shares a curated list of books, research papers, podcasts, and more that are helping to shape our understanding of the economic wellbeing of the Granite State and beyond. Here are our picks for May 2025.
The ECE center-based workforce experienced an approximately 8 percent reduction in the number of individuals employed in the New Hampshire ECE workforce between 2023 and 2024, despite the Granite State workforce experiencing a net increase of approximately 1 percent during the same period.
New Hampshire’s ongoing early care and education (ECE) shortage is characterized by high tuition costs to families, low wages for ECE professionals, limited (if any) profits for providers, and adverse financial impacts for Granite State families, businesses, and economy.
NHFPI breaks down critical shortfalls in New Hampshire’s early childhood care and education system. Despite a 54% surge in child care scholarship usage, tens of thousands of eligible children remain unenrolled, and the shortage of child care slots is costing families, businesses, and the state economy millions each year.
Presented by Nicole Heller, Senior Policy Analyst at the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, to the New Futures Early Childhood Lunch and Learn on April 23, 2025.