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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August 2, 2022 FFYF’s 2022 Child Care & Early Learning State Fact Sheets
Our new analysis of all 50 states and Washington, D.C. shows that the existing patchwork of federal and state early […]
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August 2, 2022 Jane Fillion 50-State Analysis Shows Impact of Insufficient Child Care Funding
WASHINGTON – As Senate Democrats advance a reconciliation package that has been stripped of any funding for child care, new analysis […]
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July 27, 2022 Jane Fillion After Elimination from Reconciliation, Congress Can’t Continue Ignoring Child Care Crisis
WASHINGTON — After the House passed budget reconciliation legislation that included nearly $400 billion in funding for child care and […]
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June 10, 2022 Jane Fillion Senate & House Leaders Join Advocates for Press Conference & Rally for Child Care in Reconciliation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, more than a dozen members of the Senate and House were joined by leaders of prominent […]
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June 7, 2022 Charles Joughin Impending Child Care Cliff Spells Disaster for Families Just Before 2024 Elections
Reports suggest that negotiations on the Democrats’ reconciliation package have picked up, and many expect that we could see the […]
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May 16, 2022 Jane Fillion Revamped Proposal Positions Child Care for Inclusion in Reconciliation
As negotiations on a budget reconciliation bill evolve on Capitol Hill, HELP Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (WA) and Senator Tim […]
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April 1, 2022 Social Graphics: March 2022 FFAF Poll
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March 29, 2022 Jane Fillion Voter Support for Child Care Rivals Drug Pricing, Climate & Energy in Reconciliation
WASHINGTON — As Congressional Democrats negotiate the contents of a budget reconciliation package, new bipartisan polling shows that likely voters […]
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March 22, 2022 Jane Fillion Senate Hearing Reinforces Reconciliation Is Essential to Funding Needed for Solving Child Care Crisis
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on the state of […]
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March 17, 2022 Jane Fillion Goldman Sachs Report: Congress Should “Address Deficiencies the Child Care Business Model”
A new survey from multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs and its 10,000 Small Businesses Voices initiative has found that lack […]
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March 9, 2022 Amanda Guarino Appropriations and Budget Reconciliation: Understanding Federal Early Learning & Care Funding Opportunities
Updated March 15, 2022 Each year, millions of low-income children from birth through age five benefit from the array of […]
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February 23, 2022 Jane Fillion At White House, Sec. Becerra Talks Importance of Child Care in BBB, Hosts Parents and Children
On Tuesday, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra hosted parents and their children at the White House to discuss the challenges of finding quality, […]
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February 9, 2022 Charles Joughin 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 […]
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December 19, 2021 Charles Joughin Without Action, America’s Early Learning & Care System Will Collapse
“The positive impact of the early learning and care proposal would be felt for generations. So too would the consequences […]
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December 16, 2021 Jane Fillion FFYF Statement on Build Back Better Status
In response to the news that the Senate will recess for the year without voting on the Build Back Better […]