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FFYF Letter to the Ways and Means Committee in Support of the SEED Act

March 25, 2026

FFYF sent the following letter in support of the Supporting Early-childhood Educators’ Deductions (SEED) Act to the Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith and Ranking Member Richard Neal. …

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FY2027: Community Letter to Appropriators Calls For increased Funding for Child Care and Early Learning

March 25, 2026

Signed by 87 organizations across 32 states, this letter outlines priorities for the FY27 Appropriations process.

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FY27 Early Learning and Child Care ‘Dear Colleague’ Letters

March 3, 2026

“Dear Colleague” letters are a key way for lawmakers to convey and generate support for child care and early learning programs.

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JOINT STATEMENT: National Organizations on Federal Child Care Program

January 13, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is a federal state partnership that makes it possible for hundreds of thousands of families with young children to afford …

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JOINT STATEMENT: Groups Call on Congress to Protect Head Start, End the Shutdown

October 29, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Families with young children are feeling the pain of the federal shutdown, and without immediate Congressional action, tens of thousands of children could lose access to Head …

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Letter: Senate Finance Committee urged to prioritize child care tax credits

June 13, 2025

In a show of support, 64 local Chambers of Commerce, national organizations, and employers joined First Five Years Fund and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in a letter calling on …

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FY2026: Community Letter to Appropriators Calls For Robust Funding for Child Care and Early Learning

May 14, 2025

WASHINGTON – The First Five Years Fund (FFYF) and a coalition of 146 major early education advocacy organizations from 36 states have a new letter to Congressional appropriators calling for …

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Transition Letter: Child Care and Early Learning Priorities for the Incoming Trump Administration

January 21, 2025

First Five Years Fund (FFYF) and 87 national and state organizations have sent a letter to President-Elect Trump urging his administration to continue supporting the fundamental needs of America’s children, …

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Letter to Incoming Administration Urging Expansion of CDCTC

December 12, 2024

First Five Years Fund (FFYF) and 127 national and state organizations have sent a letter to President Elect-Trump urging his administration to work with Congress and support working families’ access …

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FY2025: Community Letter to Appropriators Calls For Robust Funding for Child Care and Early Learning

March 28, 2024

WASHINGTON – The First Five Years Fund (FFYF) and a coalition of 36 major early education advocacy organizations have a new letter to Congressional appropriators calling for increased funding for …

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ED and HHS Urge States to Make Headway on Mixed Delivery Preschool

March 1, 2024

Earlier this week, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) released a joint Dear Colleague letter urging leaders to work with local education agencies (LEAs) …

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Joint Statement: In Support of Tax Relief for Child Care

January 30, 2024

By enhancing the Child Tax Credit, the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 would help more families afford the everyday expenses of raising children. The …

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