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FFYF Joins Advocates in Calling on Congress to Consider Child Care in COVID-19 Stimulus Package
FFYF has joined dozens of other child advocacy organizations in a letter to Congress requesting “significant attention to and investment in the child care and early learning sector” as part …
Congressional Appropriations Letter: Support Investments in Early Education and Working Families
Congressional Appropriations Letter: Support Funding for Head Start Programs
Congressional Appropriations Letter: Support Preschool Development Grants
Congressional Appropriations Letter: Support Increased Head Start Funding for FY21

FFYF Shares Recommendations for the President’s FY2021 Budget Proposal
Ahead of the February release of the President’s FY2021 budget proposal to Congress, FFYF sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget encouraging the administration to prioritize funding …

Lawmakers Urge HHS to Conduct National Needs Assessment of Early Learning and Care Facilities
Earlier this week, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle sent a letter to Secretary Azar calling for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to …

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 …

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 …
FFYF Joins Call for Specific Improvements to Head Start Designation Renewal System
Last week, FFYF joined with advocates to provide comments on proposed changes to the Head Start Designation Renewal System (DRS), which the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) uses to …
FFYF Joins Groups in Providing Recommendations for Year 2 PDG B-5 FOA
In recent days, FFYF joined with advocates to provide recommendations to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) concerning the Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program Year …