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Ahead of End-Of-Year Deal, Bipartisan Lawmakers & Members-Elect Agree Congress Must Work to Double Funding for CCDBG

As negotiations for the FY2023 spending bill continue, House and Senate members from across the aisle, members-elect for the 118th Congress, and leading national organizations agree that Congressional Appropriators must …

Data & Analysis

How Has COVID-19 Impacted Infants and Toddlers’ Social Development?

Our nation’s youngest children have lived most, if not all, of their lives during a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic drastically upended the lives of parents and children in a …

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Senate Releases Proposed FY2023 Funding Levels for ECE Programs

Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee released its proposed FY2023 funding bills. The appropriations package includes funding legislation from the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related …

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House Appropriations Committee Approves Bill With Proposed FY2023 Funding Levels for ECE Programs

Today, the House Appropriations Committee voted to pass the FY2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) bill, which provides funding for many of the core federal …

Policy Letters

Lawmakers on Both Sides of the Aisle Call for Robust Early Learning & Care Funding

The appropriations process is an important time for legislators to determine their priorities for the next fiscal year. Congress uses this process to allocate funding for federal programs, activities and …

Report Highlights

ZERO TO THREE Releases State of Babies 2022 Yearbook

ZERO TO THREE released the State of Babies Yearbook: 2022, an in-depth report on how state and federal policies, along with the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, have impacted …

Policy Letters

Advocates Call for Increased Funding for Early Learning and Care Programs in FY2023 Appropriations

The First Five Years Fund (FFYF) and a coalition of national early education advocacy organizations have written to Congressional appropriators with a request for increased funding for the existing federal …

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Voter Support for Child Care Rivals Drug Pricing, Climate & Energy in Reconciliation

WASHINGTON — As Congressional Democrats negotiate the contents of a budget reconciliation package, new bipartisan polling shows that likely voters in seven Senate battleground states have a clear, two-pronged message …

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White House Releases FY2023 Budget Request to Congress

Today, the White House released details of President Biden’s FY2023 budget request to Congress, which includes funding increases for many of the federal early learning programs that support the care …

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Congress Passes FY2022 Omnibus Funding Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late last night, the Senate approved an omnibus spending package that included bipartisan funding increases for some of the nation’s vital early learning and care programs. The …

Data & Analysis

Appropriations and Budget Reconciliation: Understanding Federal Early Learning & Care Funding Opportunities

Updated March 15, 2022 Each year, millions of low-income children from birth through age five benefit from the array of federal early learning and care programs, including the Child Care …

Data & Analysis

FY2022 Appropriations Omnibus Includes Increases for Existing Early Learning & Care Programs

Congressional leaders have unveiled a bipartisan FY2022 omnibus government spending package, which includes an increase in critical funding for the core federal early learning and care programs. Each year, millions …

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