New Playbook Provides Solutions to Stop Private Equity Takeover of the Child Care Industry

The Open Markets Institute alongside Community Change/Action, National Women’s Law Center, and Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund released The Children Before Profits State Playbook, which equips state and local organizers, advocates, and policymakers with practical tools to address the risks posed by the growing role of private equity in U.S. child care markets.

Press ReleasesOpen MarketsFebruary 17, 2026Audrey Stienon, february 2026, 2026, Entrepreneurship, private equity

Children Before Profits State Playbook & Report

The Children Before Profits State Playbook is a joint project of Community Change, National Women’s Law Center, Open Markets Institute, and Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. It equips state and local organizers, advocates, and policymakers with practical tools to address the risks posed by the growing role of private equity in U.S. child care markets.

Reports & White PapersOpen MarketsFebruary 17, 2026Audrey Stienon, Entrepreneurship, private equity

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