The First Years Last Forever
Less than half of low-income children have access to high-quality early childhood programs that could dramatically improve their opportunities for a better future. Congress and the Administration can help change that.
Less than half of low-income children have access to high-quality early childhood programs that could dramatically improve their opportunities for a better future. Congress and the Administration can help change that.
High-quality early learning and care is proven to dramatically improve a child’s opportunities for a better future while offering parents improved job stability and overall economic security. And the need for improved access to quality, affordable child care and pre-K across the country has never been greater. Check out a high-level overview of the various public early learning and care opportunities that exist within each state, including those made possible with federal funding, as well as the unmet need.
Find your StatePolling shows that likely voters in seven Senate battleground states have a clear, two-pronged message for Congress: the legislation should lower the costs for families; and support for lowering the cost of child care rivals prescription drug prices and climate change for inclusion in this package. See the full results from Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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JOIN US IN ASKING YOUR LAWMAKERS TO PRIORITIZE SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING FOR CCDBG Federal child care relief offered our nation’s families, […]