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Republican Voters Support Early Learning & Child Care Proposals

May 6, 2021

On the heels of the release of the American Families Plan, which includes a proposed $225 billion for reforms and investment in child care funding, $220 billion to expand voluntary …

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President Biden Seeks Important Funding Increases for Early Learning & Care Programs in FY2022

April 9, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, the White House released President Joe Biden’s FY2022 budget request to Congress, which includes over $3 billion in funding increases for core federal early learning and care …

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Two Bipartisan Bills to Address Quality, Affordability of Child Care introduced in Congress

March 30, 2021

Last week, Iowa’s Congressional leaders introduced two bipartisan bills, the ACCESS Act and the Improving Child Care for Working Families Act, to address the quality and affordability of child care. …

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2021 Policy Poll: Social Media Graphics

January 29, 2021

There is overwhelming bipartisan support among voters nationally and in key electoral swing states for a wide range of federal early learning and care policy proposals that already have the …

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2021 Policy Poll: Fact Sheet

January 29, 2021

There is overwhelming bipartisan support among voters nationally and in key electoral swing states for a wide range of federal early learning and care policy proposals that already have the …

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2021 National Poll: Full Results Deck

January 29, 2021

The results of FFYF’s latest national poll show that a broad coalition of national and swing state voters overwhelmingly support a number of specific proposals related to early learning and …

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FFYF Releases State Fact Sheets, Highlighting Unique Local Landscapes

September 16, 2020

This summer, FFYF released updated state fact sheets, which draw on numerous data sources to offer details about the early childhood opportunities in each state made possible through federal and state …

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Updated Fact Sheets Show Opportunities for States

September 16, 2019

On Monday, the Center for American Progress (CAP) released their 2019 Early Learning Fact Sheets which provide an overview of early learning in each state.  As in previous years, CAP’s …

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Democratic Candidates Agree on ECE

September 16, 2019

During last week’s Democratic primary debate, candidates discussed their views on a host of issues. Yet, when it came to early childhood education, the candidates were in agreement: access to …

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Congress’ Bipartisan Record as Champions for Early Learning and Care

February 21, 2019

For years, Congress has showed continued bipartisan support for early learning programs. Members of both parties have increased funding to programs, while also working to reform and improve existing early …

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Bipartisan Progress: Early Childhood Education in the 115th Congress

November 6, 2018

Historic Bipartisan Achievements for Children and Families While partisanship loomed large over much of the 115th Congress, one issue brought Democrats and Republicans together in both the House and Senate: …

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After Recent Historic Progress, Early Childhood Education Could Be a Unifying Issue for a Divided Congress

November 6, 2018

Which party holds power historically has had little bearing on the success of early learning and child care policy advancements While voter motivations behind the outcomes of the hyper-partisan midterm …

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