NEW VIDEO: CCDBG Is Creating New Opportunities for Working Families
Child care is a necessity for working parents, yet the cost of quality care often places it out of reach. […]
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November 8, 2019 Lucy Danley Celebrating STEM Education for Early Learners
Today, on National STEM Day, we commend bipartisan work being done in congress to promote STEM education for children of […]
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November 5, 2019 Charles Joughin Children in the 2020 Census: Funding for Federal Programs Tied to Accurate Census Count
Every 10 years, the Census Bureau at the U.S. Department of Commerce conducts a nationwide census to count all U.S. […]
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November 5, 2019 Cody Uhing Today Marks Deadline for States to Submit Preschool Development Grant Applications
Today is the deadline for states to apply for the next year of funding for the $250 million Preschool Development […]
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November 5, 2019 Charles Joughin Here’s the Latest on Federal Funding for Early Learning and Care for FY2020
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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October 31, 2019 Lucy Danley ‘All Our Kin’ Highlights the Important Work of Family Child Care Providers
Children can have a high-quality early childhood experience in any number of settings, whether it’s a classroom, a church basement, […]
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October 30, 2019 The Higher Education Act (HEA) Overview
Read about HEA below.
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October 30, 2019 The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program Overview
Read about the MIECHV program below.
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October 29, 2019 Cody Uhing Strengthening the Early Childhood Education Workforce through the Higher Education Act
Today, the House Committee on Education and Labor is holding a hearing on H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act, which […]
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October 25, 2019 Lucy Danley Affordability is a Barrier to Child Care for Low Income Hispanic Households
The National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families recently released new findings that emphasize the issue of child care […]
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October 25, 2019 Meg Hassan Resource Outlines Findings from Initial Preschool Development Grant Applications
Earlier this month, the BUILD Initiative released an analysis of last year’s applications for the initial Preschool Development Grant Birth […]
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October 24, 2019 Cody Uhing New Report Highlights High Cost of Infant, Toddler Care
A recent report from the Center for American Progress outlined the critical need for a greater investment in child care […]
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October 24, 2019 Meg Hassan New National Report Shows Families Spend More on Child Care than Housing in Most States
On Wednesday, Child Care Aware of America released its thirteenth annual report outlining the price of child care across the […]
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October 11, 2019 Cody Uhing Bipartisan “Child Care Protection Improvement Act” Would Further Strengthen Important Safety Standards
Quality child care and early education are critical in shaping the first five years of a child’s life. Federal programs […]
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October 10, 2019 Charles Joughin Child Trends Report Details States’ Use of Increased Federal Child Care Funding
The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program provides federal funds to low-income families to help them afford high-quality […]
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October 9, 2019 Cody Uhing Business Group Utilizes Innovative Federal Grant to Support Child Care in Rural Maine
Access to affordable, high-quality child care is critically important for working families; it offers parents better job stability and economic […]