Child Care & Development Block Grants
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Letter to Congress Requesting Dedicated Relief for Child Care in COVID-19 Recovery Package
This week, FFYF and a group of the nation’s leading early childhood, business, and community advocacy organizations wrote to Congress urging lawmakers to include dedicated relief for child care in …
States to Begin Receiving Additional CCDBG Funds for COVID-19 Relief
Today, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced it will release additional Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds to states. The $3.5 billion was authorized by the …
Nation’s Leading Child Care Advocacy Organizations Call for More Child Care Relief in Follow-Up to CARES Act
WASHINGTON – Today, the First Five Years Fund and a dozen of the nation’s leading child advocacy organizations are calling on Congress to provide additional relief for the thousands of …
FFYF & National Organizations Call for Additional COVID-19 Relief for Child Care Industry
April 8, 2020 The Honorable Nancy PelosiU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnellU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510 The Honorable Kevin McCarthyU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 The Honorable …
BREAKING: Congress Includes Crucial Relief for Child Care Industry in COVID-19 Stimulus Package
Nearly a third of all child care providers say they would not survive a closure of more than two weeks UPDATE: On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and …
Here’s What’s Included for Child Care in the Congressional COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package
This story is developing and will be updated with more details and information as we continue analyzing the many provisions of the bill that impact the child care industry. Today, …
Urgent Request to Congress for Child Care Sector in COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package
3/19/20 UPDATE: FFYF worked with our partners to assemble important data and information as further evidence for the need for substantial funding from the federal government for the child care …
FFYF Joins Advocates in Calling on Congress to Consider Child Care in COVID-19 Stimulus Package
FFYF has joined dozens of other child advocacy organizations in a letter to Congress requesting “significant attention to and investment in the child care and early learning sector” as part …
FFYF and Congressional Pre-K Caucus Host Bipartisan Briefing to Highlight Federal ECE Programs
This afternoon, First Five Years Fund, in conjunction with the bipartisan Congressional Pre-K Caucus hosted a briefing on federal funding for early learning and care programs, including: the Child Care …
Republicans and Democrats in Congress Speak Out for Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Program
Recognizing that quality child care can make a powerful difference in a child’s development and a family’s economic security, the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program provides federal …
