Early Learning and Child Care: Unaffordable, Unattainable, Unsustainable
Parents and employers rely on affordable, quality child care to support a robust workforce – but it’s often out of […]
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March 23, 2023 Christy Felling FFYF Executive Director Sarah Rittling Testifies Before Key House Committee On Child Care Funding
WASHINGTON – Today, First Five Years Fund (FFYF) Executive Director Sarah Rittling appeared before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and […]
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March 20, 2023 FFYF, Major Organizations Call for Increased Funding for Child Care Programs in FY24 Appropriations
WASHINGTON – Today, the First Five Years Fund (FFYF) and a coalition of 44 major early education advocacy organizations wrote to Congressional […]
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March 16, 2023 Jane Fillion FFYF Hosts Congressional Appropriations Briefing Highlighting Importance of Child Care Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The First Five Years Fund (FFYF) hosted Congressional staff for a bipartisan briefing on the importance of […]
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March 14, 2023 Amanda Guarino Funding for Key Early Learning Programs
Over the past fifteen years, federal early learning programs have seen steady, significant progress through increased, bipartisan investments from both […]
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March 14, 2023 Jane Fillion One Big Thing: Equal Pay and Child Care
A new report by Wells Fargo has found that a majority of women in the United States — a record […]
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March 9, 2023 Jane Fillion FFYF Statement on Child Care, Early Learning in the President’s Budget
WASHINGTON – Today, the White House will release details of President Biden’s FY2024 budget request to Congress, which includes robust discretionary […]
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March 8, 2023 The First Five Things to Know: Child Care in the President’s Budget Proposal
Each year, shortly after the State of the Union Address, the President submits a budget blueprint to Congress. The proposal […]
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March 8, 2023 The First Five Things to Know: Impact of the Child Care Crisis on Women & Mothers
Over the past several years, the U.S. has altered the landscape of motherhood, piling on even more new pressures and […]
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March 6, 2023 Hannah Guevara New Toolkit Helps Build Bipartisan Support for Child Care
Last month, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released a new toolkit aimed at helping stakeholders at the federal, state, and […]
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February 28, 2023 Hannah Guevara New Funding Opportunity for Tribal MIECHV
Earlier this month, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced a grant opportunity for tribes to access funding for […]
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February 13, 2023 Abbie Lieberman New Funding Opportunity Encourages ECE & Child Welfare Collaboration
In January, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Children’s Bureau announced a grant opportunity to promote better […]
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February 13, 2023 Jane Fillion Analysis: Majority of Governors Highlight Child Care As Key to Workforce Growth
Analysis of 2023 State of the State addresses given by Governors across the country found one issue in particular cut […]
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February 7, 2023 Jane Fillion FFYF Statement on Child Care in State of the Union
WASHINGTON – In response to President Biden’s second State of the Union address, First Five Years Fund (FFYF) Executive Director […]
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February 6, 2023 Jane Fillion The State of Child Care Ahead of SOTU
As President Biden prepares to deliver his second State of the Union, and first to a divided Congress, First Five […]
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February 2, 2023 Jane Fillion Child Care Crisis Costing U.S. $122 Billion, New Report Finds
To support a strong workforce and a robust economy, Congress and President Biden must support child care policy. Ahead of […]