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Employer-Provided Child Care Credit (45F): Overview

October 7, 2025

The Employer-Provided Child Care Credit, also known as 45F, is one way to address the needs of both working parents and employers. Under 45F, employers receive a tax credit for …

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Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP): Overview

October 7, 2025

Through flexible spending accounts, the DCAP exclusion gives parents flexibility to choose the type of care that best suits their needs — whether that’s a licensed child care center, home-based …

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Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC): Overview

October 7, 2025

With the average annual cost exceeding $13,000 per child, millions of American families struggle to afford quality child care. The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) provides some financial …

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Polling Highlights: Missouri, Oklahoma, and Ohio Voters on Child Care Challenges, Workforce Impact, and Need for Action

October 6, 2025

In a new poll from First Five Years Fund and state child care organizations, voters in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Ohio say child care is a necessity for families and a …

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TOOLKIT: Head Start Awareness Month

October 2, 2025

October is Head Start Awareness Month! Join us as we celebrate this important program that provides education, nutrition, health, and other services to hundreds of thousands of young children every year. …

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STATE OF PLAY: Federal Shutdown and Child Care/Early Learning Programs

October 1, 2025

The federal government shut down last night, with Congress unable to come to agreement over either the FY26 appropriations funding bill or a Continuing Resolution. While there are many unknowns …

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118th and 119th Congress: Bipartisan Child Care Legislation in the House and Senate

September 30, 2025

Reliable, affordable child care is essential for hardworking families, especially as two-thirds of all children under the age of five need care because all available parents are working. Yet, high …

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POLLING: Rural Voters on Child Care and Head Start

September 29, 2025

In a new poll from First Five Years Fund, Rural Americans say money is tight, and child care is a significant part of that burden.  The survey shows that the …

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New Interactive Resource Reveals Staggering Data on the Child Care Gaps Across the United States

September 24, 2025

The Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska, in collaboration with Child Care Aware of America and the Bipartisan Policy Center, recently released an interactive map resource that …

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Head Start Announcement: New Supplemental Funding Available to Boost Nutrition Services

September 23, 2025

UPDATE: On September 23, ACF announced more than $61 million in supplemental nutrition funds to over 290 Head Start grantees across the country. Find the complete list of grantees and …

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Head Start Community and Champions Gather on Capitol Hill

September 18, 2025

On September 17, more than 200 members and staff from Head Start programs across the country gathered in the Rayburn House Office Building for a Stand for Head Start reception, …

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