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Pre-K and Child Care Caucus Dear Colleague

March 16, 2022
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300+ Early Childhood Organizations Write to Congress in Support of Build Back Better Framework

November 2, 2021
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Letter to Congress Supporting Paid Leave, Child Care, and the Child Tax Credit in the Build Back Better Act

October 8, 2021

October 7, 2021 The Honorable Chuck SchumerMajority Leader, U.S. Senate The Honorable Bernie Sanders ​Chair, Senate Committee on the Budget The Honorable Patty MurrayChair, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, …

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July 2021 Early Childhood Education Community Letter

July 23, 2021
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Letter Urges Support for ECE Apprenticeships as Senate HELP Committee Considers Workforce Development

April 8, 2021

This week, FFYF submitted comments encouraging the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to include Early Childhood Education (ECE) registered apprenticeships in any update to the National Apprenticeship …

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Advocates Call for Increased FY2022 Appropriations for Early Learning and Care Programs

March 31, 2021

This week, FFYF and other national early care and education advocacy organizations sent a letter calling on Congress to provide increased funding for federal early learning and care programs, including the Child …

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FY22 Early Learning and Care Appropriations Letters

March 23, 2021

The annual appropriations process is an important time for legislators to determine their priorities for the next fiscal year. Congress uses this process to allocate funding for federal programs, activities …

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Letter Urges Congress to Strengthen Child & Dependent Care Tax Credit

March 2, 2021

Last week, a group of the nation’s leading child care and child advocacy organizations, including the First Five Years Fund, penned a letter to Congressional leaders urging support for the …

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FFYF Joins Letter to President-Elect Biden Urging Ongoing Support for Early Learning and Care

January 6, 2021

Recently, FFYF joined a letter calling for the Biden Administration to continue to support improved access to affordable, high-quality child care, including those priorities outlined in the campaign’s 21st Century …

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Child Care & Business Leaders Urge McConnell for Child Care Relief in Recovery Package

August 24, 2020

This week, a letter signed by FFYF and a group of leading early childhood and business organizations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, was sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch …

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Senate Majority Child Care Stabilization Letter

August 24, 2020
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Members of Congress Urge Negotiators to Prioritize Child Care in Recovery Package

August 7, 2020

In a new letter lead by Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI), 26 members of the House of Representatives are calling for child care to be prioritized in the final recovery package. …

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