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ACF: How Early Learning Programs Align With Executive Order on School Choice

May 5, 2025

Last week, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued two Information Memorandums (IM) and one Dear Colleague Letter addressing …

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Statement: FFYF’s Sarah Rittling on Initial White House Budget Request for FY26

May 2, 2025

This morning, the White House released a letter providing President Trump’s recommendations on discretionary funding levels for fiscal year (FY) 2026. Also known as the “skinny budget,” the letter contains …

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New Poll: Support for Head Start

April 29, 2025

Quality care is crucial for a child’s development. Early learning programs help build the skills kids need to succeed in school and in life. And when parents know their children …

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Republican Quotes of Support for Head Start

April 17, 2025

Head Start provides high-quality learning and care, nutrition, and medical services for young children whose families have incomes below poverty. This helps their parents to go to work, especially in …

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Democratic Quotes of Support for Head Start

April 16, 2025

Head Start provides high-quality learning and care, nutrition, and medical services for young children whose families have incomes below poverty. This helps their parents to go to work, especially in …

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Polling Memo: Republican Support for Child Care Tax Policies

April 16, 2025

Polling conducted by Republican pollsters UpONE Insights on behalf of First Five Years Fund (FFYF) shows strong support for expanding child care-related tax credits. This is especially relevant as the …

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2025: ABCs of Federal Early Learning and Child Care Funding Streams

April 16, 2025

Every year, millions of children who range in age from birth through five benefit from an array of federal early learning and care programs. While there are different early learning …

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The First Five Things to Know About: The PACE Act

April 16, 2025

Parents want to make child care choices that best support their family’s individual needs and their child’s development. This is especially true for the two-thirds of children ages five and …

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In Case You Missed It: Sarah Rittling Talks Child Care On Fox 5

April 11, 2025

This week, FFYF’s Sarah Rittling joined anchor Steve Chenevey on FOX 5 DC to talk all things child care. Their conversation touched on a wide range of topics, including how …

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How a Lack of Affordable Child Care Impacts the Economy

March 13, 2025

Two-thirds of all children ages five and under need some form of child care because all of the adults in their home are working. But child care remains both expensive …

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The First Five Things to Know About: The Britt-Kaine Bipartisan Child Care Plan

March 5, 2025

First Introduced: July 2024 Reintroduced: March 2025.  Parents want to make child care choices that best support their family’s individual needs and their child’s development. This is especially true for …

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The First Five Questions For: Polling Expert Robert Blizzard

February 27, 2025

In this month’s FFYF’s First Five Questions series, FFYF Executive Director Sarah Rittling sat down with Robert Blizzard, Polling Expert and the Founder/CEO of UpOne Insights to discuss new child …

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