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Senate Recovery Package Includes $15 Billion in Child Care Relief Funding; Significantly More Will Be Required to Prevent the Industry from Collapse

July 27, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the details of Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act, which includes $15 billion in emergency funding for the …

Press Releases & Statements

Sens. Ernst and Loeffler Call for $25 Billion in Child Care Relief Funding

May 21, 2020

WASHINGTON – Tonight, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) offered a resolution in the Senate calling for the next COVID-19 relief package to include $25 billion in …

Policy Letters

Lawmakers Seek to Save Child Care Industry through Dedicated Federal Relief

May 19, 2020

Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI) and dozens of members of the U.S. House of Representatives have written a letter urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to provide additional …

In the News

Here’s an Overview of Child Care Relief Included in the CARES Act

May 15, 2020

In addition to the proven benefits to a child’s learning and healthy development, quality child care is an essential pillar of America’s labor market and economy, allowing millions of parents …

Policy Letters

Letter to Congress Requesting Dedicated Relief for Child Care in COVID-19 Recovery Package

May 8, 2020

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 …

In the News

States to Begin Receiving Additional CCDBG Funds for COVID-19 Relief

April 14, 2020

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 …

Press Releases & Statements

Nation’s Leading Child Care Advocacy Organizations Call for More Child Care Relief in Follow-Up to CARES Act

April 8, 2020

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 …

Policy Letters

FFYF & National Organizations Call for Additional COVID-19 Relief for Child Care Industry

April 8, 2020

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 …

Press Releases & Statements

BREAKING: Congress Includes Crucial Relief for Child Care Industry in COVID-19 Stimulus Package

March 26, 2020

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 …

Data & Analysis

Here’s What’s Included for Child Care in the Congressional COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package

March 25, 2020

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, …

Policy Letters

Urgent Request to Congress for Child Care Sector in COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package

March 17, 2020

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 …

Policy Letters

FFYF Joins Advocates in Calling on Congress to Consider Child Care in COVID-19 Stimulus Package

March 11, 2020

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 …

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