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The 118th Congress: Opportunities for Child Care and Early Learning
The 118th Congress has the opportunity to invest in America’s children, working families, and the economy through high-quality early childhood education. This resource book is an introduction to the foundational …
2023 FFYF Federal Guide to Early Learning and Care Programs
The 118th Congress has the opportunity to invest in America’s children, working families, and the economy through high-quality early childhood education. This resource book is an introduction to the foundational …
Intro to Early Learning and Care in the 118th Congress
The inability to find and afford quality child care and early learning options shouldn’t be the reason parents choose not to work. Yet for years, the high cost and the …
Moving Early Learning and Care Forward: Federal Legislative Proposals from Lawmakers on Both Sides of the Aisle
While Congress has put forward numerous federal early learning and care proposals over many years, FFYF has curated a sampling of bills authored by Democrats and Republicans that work to …
Congress Set to Send Home Visiting Bill Honoring Rep. Walorski to President’s Desk
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 …
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 …
U.S. House Passes Key Home Visiting Bill With Resounding Bipartisan Support
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, …
Key House Committee Unanimously Approves Bill to Reauthorize MIECHV
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, …
The Crisis Every Member of Congress Has Waiting For Them at Home
As Congress gears up for the final weeks of September before heading home to campaign in their districts, one thing remains clear in every state – red, blue, or purple …
Bipartisan Group of Senators Sign Letter in Support of Timely MIECHV Reauthorization
This month, a bipartisan group of Senators from the Senate Finance Committee signed a letter in support of a “robust, timely, five-year reauthorization” of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood …
House Budget Committee Hearing Highlights the Impact of Investing in Early Childhood
Last week, the House Budget Committee held a hearing to examine the impact of investing in children during their earliest years and long-term benefits of these investments for families and …
