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.
With the 116th Congress now in session, the First Five Years Fund has released its federal legislative agenda outlining priorities and opportunities for lawmakers to advance high-quality early childhood education.
Learn moreThe results of FFYF’s latest national poll have been released! Voters overwhelmingly see early childhood education as a rare, unifying policy issue – and they’re paying close attention to their lawmakers’ actions. FFYF’s sixth year of national polling, conducted in the days immediately following the 2018 Midterm Elections, shows Democratic and Republican voters alike expect members of Congress from across the aisle to work together to get things done—and investing in early childhood education opportunities remains a rare issue that has strong support across parties.
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This week, the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) released its annual Preschool Yearbook, which tracks enrollment, funding, and […]
Each year through the appropriations process, Congress determines and allocates funding for federal programs, activities and priorities. And for the […]
Yesterday the Pritzker Children’s Initiative (PCI) awarded 11 states grants to plan a robust and actionable policy agenda with the […]