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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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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August 1, 2022 Jane Fillion August Recess Toolkit: Federal Investments in Child Care and Early Learning
The First Five Years Fund’s August Recess Toolkit provides sample graphics and social media posts, resources and suggestions for in-district […]
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July 29, 2022 Senate Releases Proposed FY2023 Funding Levels for ECE Programs
Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee released its proposed FY2023 funding bills. The appropriations package includes funding legislation from the Appropriations […]
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July 28, 2022 Amanda Guarino 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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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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July 25, 2022 Victoria Kawesa House Budget Committee Hearing Highlights the Impact of Investing in Early Childhood
Last week, the House Budget Committee held a hearing to examine the impact of investing in children during their earliest […]
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July 20, 2022 Hannah Guevara ACF Encourages States to Utilize Federal Funds to Support the ECE Workforce
Since the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) issued a Dear Colleague guidance letter last fall urging states, communities, and […]
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July 18, 2022 Jane Fillion Lawmakers Cannot Abandon Working Families and Their Promises to Solve Child Care Crisis
WASHINGTON – Women, working families, and America’s youngest learners are set to be cast aside entirely as Senate Democrats move forward […]
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July 18, 2022 Jane Fillion JOINT STATEMENT: Senate Must Make Good on Promise to Solve Child Care Crisis
WASHINGTON – In response to movement on a reconciliation package framework that excludes any funding for child care and early […]
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July 15, 2022 Jane Fillion Parents, Providers, Major Orgs Sound the Alarm: Congress Cannot Leave Child Care Behind
Major organizations, parents, and providers alike are sounding the alarm yet again; this week, FFYF joined NAEYC and nearly 100 national […]
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July 11, 2022 Jane Fillion 85 National Organizations Call On Congress to Include Child Care in Reconciliation
WASHINGTON – Today, the First Five Years Fund (FFYF), National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and a coalition […]
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July 11, 2022 Letter: Early learning and care are foundational to families and the economy
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June 30, 2022 Jane Fillion House Appropriations Committee Approves Bill With Proposed FY2023 Funding Levels for ECE Programs
Today, the House Appropriations Committee voted to pass the FY2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) […]
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June 30, 2022 Amanda Guarino Administration Forecasts New Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Funding Opportunities for States
Great news from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)! […]
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June 29, 2022 Jane Fillion Sky-High Child Care Prices Aren’t New. But They’re Getting Worse.
There is an abundance of evidence on how the current economy, with inflation and global supply chain challenges, is pricing […]