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 […]
Parents and employers rely on affordable, quality child care to support a robust workforce – but it’s often out of […]
Parents and employers rely on affordable, quality child care to support a robust workforce – but it’s often out of […]
The inability to find and afford quality child care and early learning options shouldn’t be the reason parents choose not […]
The 118th Congress has the opportunity to invest in America’s children, working families, and the economy through high-quality early childhood […]
Every year, millions of children who range in age from birth through five benefit from an array of federal early […]
Every year, millions of children who range in age from birth through five benefit from an array of federal early […]
WASHINGTON – Today, First Five Years Fund (FFYF) Executive Director Sarah Rittling appeared before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and […]
WASHINGTON – Today, the First Five Years Fund (FFYF) and a coalition of 44 major early education advocacy organizations wrote to Congressional […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The First Five Years Fund (FFYF) hosted Congressional staff for a bipartisan briefing on the importance of […]
Over the past fifteen years, federal early learning programs have seen steady, significant progress through increased, bipartisan investments from both […]
A new report by Wells Fargo has found that a majority of women in the United States — a record […]
WASHINGTON – Today, the White House will release details of President Biden’s FY2024 budget request to Congress, which includes robust discretionary […]
Each year, shortly after the State of the Union Address, the President submits a budget blueprint to Congress. The proposal […]
Over the past several years, the U.S. has altered the landscape of motherhood, piling on even more new pressures and […]
Last month, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released a new toolkit aimed at helping stakeholders at the federal, state, and […]
Earlier this month, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced a grant opportunity for tribes to access funding for […]
In January, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Children’s Bureau announced a grant opportunity to promote better […]
Analysis of 2023 State of the State addresses given by Governors across the country found one issue in particular cut […]
WASHINGTON – In response to President Biden’s second State of the Union address, First Five Years Fund (FFYF) Executive Director […]
As President Biden prepares to deliver his second State of the Union, and first to a divided Congress, First Five […]
To support a strong workforce and a robust economy, Congress and President Biden must support child care policy. Ahead of […]