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.
America needs child care relief to keep the industry afloat during the nation’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The disastrous economic crisis has hit the child care industry especially hard, causing widespread layoffs and closures as a result of catastrophic drops in enrollment. And while the nation’s economic recovery from this crisis will be a slow, phased process, child care providers will be expected to be open to care for children as parents return to work, while operating on financial losses for months to come due to new social distancing requirements and continued low enrollment.
learn moreSupport for high-quality early learning and care remains overwhelmingly bipartisan among voters, candidates and elected officials alike. And according to FFYF’s years of national polling, Americans are united when it comes to early childhood education and their desire to have the issue remain a bipartisan priority for policymakers at every level of government.
learn moreRecently, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle sent a letter to House leadership encouraging them to include […]
In a new letter lead by Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI), 26 members of the House of Representatives are calling for […]
Two new letters – one signed by 41 House Republicans and the other from 72 House Democrats – have been […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated financial challenges that child care providers have faced for years, pushing the industry to the […]