Author: Lauren Mendoza

• Final Rule for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Includes Early Learning and Care Among Other Purposes

• ECE Apprenticeship Grants Are an Important Piece of Supporting Child Care Workforce

• HHS Secretary Becerra Marks ARP Anniversary in Conversation with Child Care Providers

• ACF Letter Urges States to Invest in the Early Learning Workforce as part of Economic Recovery Effort

• House Education and Labor Committee Markup of Build Back Better Act Provisions Spotlights the Role of Child Care and Preschool in Rebuilding the American Economy

• Build Back Better Act: Child Care and Preschool in the House Education and Labor Committee Package

• 2021 State Fact Sheets: Examining the Impact and Unmet Need of Federal & State ECE Funding

• Senate Banking Committee Hearing Highlights the Vital Role of Child Care in Our Post-Pandemic Economy

• On Capitol Hill, Secretaries Cardona & Becerra Emphasize the Long-Term Value of Early Learning Investments

• Letter Urges Support for ECE Apprenticeships as Senate HELP Committee Considers Workforce Development

• FFYF Hosts Congressional Briefing on Federal ECE Programs Ahead of FY22 Appropriations

• New White Paper Identifies Strategies to Expand the Early Learning Talent Pool

• Small Business Administration Changes Allow Family Child Care Providers to Apply for the Paycheck Protection Program

• Biden Executive Order to Support the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Early Childhood Education Providers

• Looking Back at Early Learning Legislation Introduced in the 116th Congress