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CAPSULE COLLECTION: Head Start
This one-stop-shop collection of the top facts, resources, and data around Head Start and Early Head Start.
Child Care Choices: An Overview of Early Learning and Care Settings
This resource provides a broad overview of the settings where children go while they are not in the care of their parent(s) or guardian(s) before they enter the traditional K-12 school system.
The Child Care Modernization Act: A Step Forward for Families
The Child Care Modernization Act has earned broad bipartisan support as a positive step forward in strengthening child care and supporting both providers and the families they serve.
The Expanded 45F Tax Credit: What Providers and Employers Need to Know
This resource explains how the expanded 45F tax credit works and how employers and providers can get started.
New Joint Economic Committee (JEC) Minority Report Highlights Impact of Child Care Tax Credits
Existing child care tax incentives are a tool that can reduce child care costs for families while delivering a strong return on investment for employers.
The Child Tax Credit and the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit — Understanding the Difference
Overview The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit support families in different ways. Families need both. Child care is not a luxury for American families …
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit: How It Works
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) is the only tax credit specifically designed to help families offset the costs of child care while they work, attend school, or look for work.
The Impact of PDG B-5 Grants: State Progress and What’s at Risk
The Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program is a $315 million competitive federal grant that supports states by building upon existing federal, state, and local early learning …
The First Five Things to Know About: Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5)
Due to limited budgets and capacity, many states struggle to support the important activities – like data collection, research, infrastructure development, and other quality initiatives – that can make their …
Early Progress Found with Cost-Sharing in Missouri
American families continue to struggle to afford child care. In fact, in a 2026 national poll conducted on behalf of First Five Years Fund, 80% of voters said working parents’ …
Federal TANF Expenditures in FY 2024
TANF provides grants to states to help design and operate programs that support low-income families, including through increased access to child care and early learning opportunities, which helps parents to enter or return to the workforce.
Understanding Improper Payments: Child Care and Development Fund
Fundamental to understanding this system is recognizing that while all fraudulent payments are considered improper, not all improper payments result from fraud.
