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U.S. House Passes Key Home Visiting Bill With Resounding Bipartisan Support

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, …

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Key House Committee Unanimously Approves Bill to Reauthorize MIECHV

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, …

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The Crisis Every Member of Congress Has Waiting For Them at Home

September 26, 2022

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 …

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Bipartisan Group of Senators Sign Letter in Support of Timely MIECHV Reauthorization

August 26, 2022

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 …

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House Budget Committee Hearing Highlights the Impact of Investing in Early Childhood

July 25, 2022

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 …

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Lawmakers Cannot Abandon Working Families and Their Promises to Solve Child Care Crisis

July 18, 2022

WASHINGTON – Women, working families, and America’s youngest learners are set to be cast aside entirely as Senate Democrats move forward with a budget reconciliation framework which has purged all funding …

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JOINT STATEMENT: Senate Must Make Good on Promise to Solve Child Care Crisis

July 18, 2022

WASHINGTON – In response to movement on a reconciliation package framework that excludes any funding for child care and early learning, 26 prominent national organizations issued the following statement calling …

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Parents, Providers, Major Orgs Sound the Alarm: Congress Cannot Leave Child Care Behind

July 15, 2022

Major organizations, parents, and providers alike are sounding the alarm yet again; this week, FFYF joined NAEYC and nearly 100 national organizations in calling on Congress to ensure any reconciliation package includes critical …

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85 National Organizations Call On Congress to Include Child Care in Reconciliation

July 11, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, the First Five Years Fund (FFYF), National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and a coalition of 85 leading national organizations sent a letter to Members of Congress highlighting the urgent …

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Senate & House Leaders Join Advocates for Press Conference & Rally for Child Care in Reconciliation

June 10, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, more than a dozen members of the Senate and House were joined by leaders of prominent national organizations, parents, and early educators for a rally on …

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Video: Empowering Families: The Positive Impact of MIECHV and Voluntary Home Visiting

June 6, 2022

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) provides federal funds to states, territories, and tribal entities for voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services. Home visitors meet with parents …

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White House Releases FY2023 Budget Request to Congress

March 28, 2022

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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