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Events & Hearings

2022 Pre-K and Child Care Caucus Virtual Kick-Off Speakers

March 16, 2022
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FFYF’s Sarah Rittling Keynotes Business Briefing, Highlights Child Care & the Economy

March 4, 2022

On February 25th, the Louisiana Policy Institute, the Louisiana Early Childhood Business Roundtable, and the Louisiana Association of Business & Industry (LABI) hosted an early education business briefing to celebrate …

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House Select Subcommittee on COVID Crisis Holds Hearing on the Impact of COVID on Child Care

March 4, 2022

This week, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis convened a congressional hearing on “COVID Child Care Challenges: Supporting Families and Caregivers.” The hearing included testimony from child care …

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Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellen Highlight New Report on the Urgent Need for Federal Investments in Child Care

September 16, 2021

Following the release of a new report from the Treasury Department entitled “The Economics of Child Care Supply in the United States”, Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet …

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House Ways & Means Committee Holds Markup Hearing to Advance Critical Child Care Provisions in the Build Back Better Act

September 16, 2021

This week the House Ways & Means Committee passed its portion of the Build Back Better Act which includes significant investments in child care and early learning aimed to improve …

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Vice President Kamala Harris Meets with Business Leaders on Building Back Better with Child Care

August 12, 2021

On Thursday afternoon, Vice President Harris met with business leaders from a variety of industries to discuss the need for long-term investments in early learning and care. This conversation is …

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FFYF Hosts Congressional Briefing on Our Current Child Care Crisis

July 27, 2021

On July 22, 2021, First Five Years Fund (FFYF) hosted a virtual congressional briefing, “Understanding the Child Care Crisis: Why Our Current Child Care System is Failing to Meet the …

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House Education & Labor Committee Hearing Examines Key Elements of American Families Plan

June 25, 2021

This week, the House Education and Labor Committee convened a hearing to examine the Biden Administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2022 Department of Education budget request and to discuss how the …

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Senate Banking Committee Hearing Highlights the Vital Role of Child Care in Our Post-Pandemic Economy

June 25, 2021

This week, the Senate Banking Committee held what Chairwoman Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) noted was likely the first hearing on child care in the history of the Banking Committee. The Economic …

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On Capitol Hill, Secretaries Cardona & Becerra Emphasize the Long-Term Value of Early Learning Investments

June 17, 2021

This week, members of Congress on capitol hill elevated the importance of investments in high-quality early learning and care in two hearings featuring Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Health and …

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During Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing, HHS Secretary Becerra Affirms Administration’s Commitment to Early Learning & Care

June 15, 2021

Last week, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies hearing …

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Biden Administration Leaders Discuss Child Care & Paid Leave Elements of the American Families Plan

June 11, 2021

On Thursday, senior officials from the Biden administration hosted a briefing to discuss the proposed child care & paid leave elements included in the American Families Plan. They emphasized that …

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