Maternal, Infant, & Early Childhood Home Visiting
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Policy Priority
April 17, 2026
The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program provides funding to pair families who have limited support and resources with trained home visitors such as nurses, social workers, …

Factsheets
February 25, 2026
An overview of the top federal child care and early learning programs and how they are funded.

Factsheets
October 29, 2025
The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program provides federal funds to states, territories, and tribal entities for voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services.

Factsheets
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 …

Data & Analysis
October 13, 2023
As FFYF commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month, we take a moment to reflect on the remarkable contributions of Latinx communities across the United States. In recognizing and celebrating our nation’s Latinx …

Data & Analysis
February 28, 2023
Earlier this month, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced a grant opportunity for tribes to access funding for the FY 2023 Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting …

Data & Analysis
December 20, 2022
Today, Congress announced that the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 will be included in the final year-end FY2023 omnibus spending package. The bill to …

Press Releases & Statements
December 2, 2022
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8876, The Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022, a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the voluntary, evidence-based Maternal, …

In the News
October 4, 2022
In late September, the House Ways and Means Committee unanimously passed The Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022, a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the voluntary, …

Press Releases & Statements
September 30, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Congress passed a bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded until December 16, 2022, including a temporary extension of critical funding for the core …

Data & Analysis
September 28, 2022
The fourth and final part of FFYF’s blog series on the necessity of MIECHV reauthorization focuses on economic impacts. Given the evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of MIECHV, the program presents …

Data & Analysis
September 21, 2022
As the third part of FFYF’s blog series on the importance of MIECHV reauthorization, this blog focuses on the many ways in which parents benefit from home visiting programs. Home …