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First Lady Jill Biden Highlights Importance of Child Care & Pre-K for Families, Economy
Today, Dr. Jill Biden visited a child development center at the University of Minnesota where she delivered remarks about the success of federal pandemic relief funding in stabilizing America’s child …
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Increase Funding for IDEA Early Childhood Services
Last week, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), and Jared Huffman (D-CA) announced the introduction of legislation to increase funding for two programs within the Individuals with Disabilities Education …
President Leads with Child Care & Pre-K in Meeting with Major CEOs
President Biden opened today’s event promoting the Build Back Better Act by hammering home the urgent economic need for the child care and pre-K provisions of the package. As President …
1 in 3 Child Care Workers is Experiencing Food Insecurity
With many of our nation’s child care providers trying to survive on poverty-level salaries, a new analysis has found that 31.2% of a million child care workers – 1 out of every …
Reconciliation Update: House Passes Build Back Better Act and Sends to Senate
On Friday, the House passed H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better (BBB) Act, a cornerstone of which is the child care and early learning programs that will make early childhood …
POTUS, VP, and FLOTUS Hit the Road for Child Care and Preschool in the Build Back Better Act
Congress is currently considering the Build Back Better Act, which includes a sweeping reform proposal to significantly and sustainably expand access to quality child care and preschool in America. The …
50 Major American CEOs Call on Congress to Invest in America’s Families, Child Care Industry
In a letter sent to lawmakers this week, more than 50 CEOs of major companies who are members of the ReadyNation CEO Task Force on Early Childhood – including CEOs …
Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellen Highlight New Report on the Urgent Need for Federal Investments in Child Care
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 …
House Ways & Means Committee Holds Markup Hearing to Advance Critical Child Care Provisions in the Build Back Better Act
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 …
House Ways and Means Committee Approves Build Back Better Act Provisions to Help Address America’s Child Care Crisis
WASHINGTON – This week, the House Committee on Ways and Means passed its portion of the Build Back Better Act, including a permanent expansion of the Child and Dependent Care …
125+ Economists and Public Policy Scholars Call for Comprehensive Investments in Child Care and Preschool from Congress
This morning, the Center for American Progress (CAP) released an open letter signed by more than 125 economists and public policy scholars urging that long-overdue, comprehensive investments in affordable, quality …
Build Back Better Act: Child Care and Preschool in the House Education and Labor Committee Package
As part of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda with proposals to create jobs, cut taxes, and lower costs for working families, the House and Senate are considering the Build …
