Congress Passes Pandemic Relief Package Alongside Annual Government Funding Bill
Late Monday night, the House and Senate voted to approve a pandemic relief bill, which includes $10 billion in funding […]
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January 19, 2021 Charles Joughin John Legend: Invest in Early Childhood Education
John Legend knows that legends can come from anywhere. They all start in the same place: with a dream and […]
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January 15, 2021 Charles Joughin Understanding the Difference Between the Child Tax Credit and the Child Care Tax Credit
While there are a handful of tax credits and deductions within the tax code that support families with children, the […]
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January 14, 2021 Charles Joughin Biden Relief Proposal Underscores Child Care as Central to Economic Recovery
Proposal includes $40 billion in dedicated relief for child care providers, along with significant tax benefits and financial support for […]
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January 11, 2021 Lucy Danley New CDC Study Examines How Head Start Programs Successfully Mitigate Spread of COVID-19
Addressing concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 in early learning and care facilities has been a challenge for many providers. […]
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January 6, 2021 Cody Uhing New Memo Outlines Political Opportunities for New Congress, Administration to Advance Early Learning and Care
WASHINGTON – The First Five Years Fund (FFYF) released a memo authored by Democratic strategist Stacy Kerr and Republican strategist […]
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January 6, 2021 MEMO: The Opportunity to Build A Better Child Care System for America’s Working Families
To: Interested PartiesFrom: Michael Steel and Stacy KerrRe: The Opportunity to Build A Better Child Care System for America’s Working […]
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January 6, 2021 Lauren Mendoza FFYF Joins Letter to President-Elect Biden Urging Ongoing Support for Early Learning and Care
Recently, FFYF joined a letter calling for the Biden Administration to continue to support improved access to affordable, high-quality child […]
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January 5, 2021 Lauren Mendoza Bipartisan Jumpstart for Head Start Act Introduced
In December, Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Congressman John Katko (R-NY) announced the introduction of the Jumpstart for Head Start […]
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January 4, 2021 Lucy Danley ECE Daily News Report 1/4
January 4, 2021 Providers across the country are looking forward to receiving the funding promised by Congress in the latest […]
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January 1, 2021 Cody Uhing Bipartisan Bill Passed to Improve Safety in Child Care Facilities
On December 31st, 2020, the president signed into law the bipartisan Child Care Protection Improvement Act, which passed the Senate […]
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December 29, 2020 Funding for Key Early Learning Programs
Each year, Congress determines funding levels for all of the federal defense and non-defense discretionary programs, including those that support […]
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December 22, 2020 Cody Uhing Biden Nominates Connecticut Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary
WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden is expected to announce Miguel Cardona as his nominee to be the next Secretary of […]
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December 22, 2020 Charles Joughin Congress Passes Pandemic Relief Package Alongside Annual Government Funding Bill
Late Monday night, the House and Senate voted to approve a pandemic relief bill, which includes $10 billion in funding […]
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December 21, 2020 Cody Uhing FY2021 Funding Bill Includes $230 Million Increase for Federal Early Learning and Care Programs
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressional leaders released the details of a federal spending bill to fund the government through the remainder […]
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December 21, 2020 Lucy Danley ECE in 2020: A Year in Review
2020 has certainly been a year like no other, dominated in large part by the immense challenges and heartache stemming […]