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FFYF Supports the Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019
Senator Richard BurrRoom 217,Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510-3308 Senator Chris Van HollenRoom 110,Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510-2005 Dear Senator Burr and Senator Van Hollen, On behalf of the …
National Poll Shows Voters Want Bipartisan Approach to Child Care
FFYF’s 2018 national poll, conducted in the days immediately following the 2018 Midterm Elections, shows voters on both sides of the aisle see quality child care as a rare, unifying …
FFYF Submits Comments on Improving Access to High-Quality, Affordable Child Care
In October, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) issued a request for information calling for an honest assessment of child care in …
Bipartisan “Child Care Protection Improvement Act” Would Further Strengthen Important Safety Standards
Quality child care and early education are critical in shaping the first five years of a child’s life. Federal programs like the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) allow …
New Resource on Using Apprenticeships to Strengthen the ECE Workforce
This week, the Bipartisan Policy Center published a new issue brief highlighting the potential for states to use registered apprenticeships to support their early childhood education (ECE) workforce. Early learning …
Study Backs Up Research on Success of Tennessee’s Voluntary Pre-K Program
Earlier this week, researchers from Vanderbilt University and the Annenberg Institute at Brown University released a new working paper reaffirming the success of Tennessee’s Voluntary Pre-K (TN-VPK) program. The researchers …
New Effort Helps Bridge Gap between ECE and K-12 Systems
The Office of Head Start launched a new project this week to bridge the gap between early education and public K-12 school systems. Coordination between the two systems will help …
Congress Can Improve the Quality and Availability of Early Learning and Care Facilities
Safe and developmentally appropriate early care and learning programs are an essential component of building healthy and economically sustainable communities in which families and young children thrive. Earlier in the …
Another Major Study Debunks Head Start “Fadeout” Myth from Flawed “Impact Study”
Since 1965, Head Start has provided comprehensive early learning and development services to more than 35 million children from low-income families. Research shows that participation in Head Start results in …
GAO Report Examines Patchwork of Early Learning and Care Programs From State to State
Head Start and the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) provide critical funding for high-quality early learning and care programs, and yet they are able to serve only a small fraction …
Rural America Faces Barriers Accessing Quality Child Care
Yesterday, the Center for American Progress (CAP) released a column highlighting barriers rural America faces when it comes to quality child care. The new analysis presents five key facts on …
GAO Report: Federal Child Care Funds Benefit All Children in Care, Not Just Those Receiving Subsidies
A report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which serves as the official audit, evaluation, and investigative institution for the federal government, found that federal investments in state child …
