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Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP) and 2026 Federal Benefits Open Season
Hey, working parents! Does your employer offer a Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP), also known as a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account? It’s time to find out! What is DCAP? …
Head Start and Early Head Start: The Program Overview
This one-pager provides data and information on how Head Start works and who it serves.
A Closer Look at HHS’s Head Start Comprehensive Services Data
Head Start is designed to support the whole child and the whole family, which is why comprehensive services are central to the model.
FFYF 2026 Head Start State Fact Sheets
These state fact sheets have data that show the impact of Head Start in all 50 states, including funding, enrollment, unmet need, and the reach of local programs and partnerships.
MEMO: Head Start Message Testing Project
First Five Years Fund, in partnership with First Five Action, conducted a comprehensive messaging project to identify which messages are most effective at building support for Head Start.
Funding for Key Early Learning Programs, FY2027
A chart explaining the funding timeline of FY27 funding decisions from the White House and Congress.
FFYF Capsule Collection: Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations
A one-stop-shop collection of the top facts, resources, and data around the FY27 Appropriations process.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Overview
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ensures states and territories provide early intervention, special education, and related services to more than 7.5 million eligible children and youth with disabilities across the country, including infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Head Start Snapshot: Early Head Start
Early Head Start was established to serve pregnant women and children under age three during a critical developmental period.
CAPSULE COLLECTION: Head Start
This one-stop-shop collection of the top facts, resources, and data around Head Start and Early Head Start.
Head Start Polling Highlights 2025-26
First Five Years Fund has a long track record of polling which consistently shows that Early Head Start and Head Start have strong support among Republican, Democratic, and Independent voters across the country.
Michigan: 2026 Midterm Child Care Poll
New Michigan state polling from First Five Years Fund finds that voters overwhelmingly view child care as part of the affordability crisis and recognize that child care challenges are affecting the state’s workforce.
