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The First Five Things to Know About: Head Start In Every Congressional District
Head Start has been making a difference in the lives of children and families for more than 60 years. Since its beginning, the program has reached more than 40 million …
FFYF Hosts Child Care and Early Learning Briefing on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The First Five Years Fund (FFYF) hosted Congressional staff for its annual bipartisan “ABCs of Federal Child Care and Early Learning” briefing. The session focused on the …
ACF: How Early Learning Programs Align With Executive Order on School Choice
Last week, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued two Information Memorandums (IM) and one Dear Colleague Letter addressing …
Republican Quotes of Support for Head Start
Head Start provides high-quality learning and care, nutrition, and medical services for young children whose families have incomes below poverty. This helps their parents to go to work, especially in …
FFYF Statement on Proposed Elimination of Head Start
Following the news that the proposed FY2026 budget would completely eliminate funding for Head Start, FFYF Executive Director Sarah Rittling released this statement: “Last night, a leaked memo from the …
2025: ABCs of Federal Early Learning and Child Care Funding Streams
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 …
Statement: Passage of Continuing Resolution
WASHINGTON – Today, Congress passed a bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded until September 30, 2025, including a temporary extension of critical funding for the core …
Statement: FFYF on the Committee Passage of the Small Business Child Care Investment Act
Today, First Five Years Fund Executive Director Sarah Rittling released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship passed Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Jackie Rosen’s …
Total Federal TANF & State MOE Expenditures for Child Care and Early Learning
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides federal grants to states to design and operate programs that help low-income families achieve self-sufficiency. TANF plays a crucial role in …
A Story Of Momentum: The Achievements Fueling Our Work in 2025
2025 is officially here! And we are ready to get to work for families and our nation’s youngest learners.Before diving into the exciting work ahead, we want to take a …
STATEMENT: FFYF’s Sarah Rittling on $500M in Disaster Relief for Child Care
Friday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to avert a government shutdown and provide emergency aid. The Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act would keep …
NEW REPORT: The Positive Impact of Public Investment on Child Care and Beyond
The Center for American Progress (CAP) recently released a report on the impact of relief funding on early care and education programs and highlighted the importance of these investments. Pandemic-Era …
