American Families Plan Includes Historic Support and Reforms for the Nation’s Early Learning & Child Care System
WASHINGTON – The White House has unveiled the details of President Biden’s American Families Plan, which includes a sweeping reform […]
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April 21, 2021 Cody Uhing National Report Examines State Preschool Policies in 2019-2020, Including Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) released the 2020 State of Preschool report, an annual survey of state […]
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April 16, 2021 Cody Uhing Vice President Harris Announces $39 Billion in Child Care Relief Going to States
This week, Vice President Kamala Harris announced the Administration would be releasing $39 billion in COVID-19 relief funds for the […]
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April 15, 2021 Lucy Danley New Report Examines Impact of Major Investment in Child Care on Family Economics, Women’s Labor Participation
This week, the National Women’s Law Center and the Center on Poverty and Social Policy released a new report that […]
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April 13, 2021 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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April 11, 2021 Lucy Danley Celebrating the Week of the Young Child!
This week, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is celebrating their annual Week of the Young […]
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April 9, 2021 Cody Uhing President Biden Seeks Important Funding Increases for Early Learning & Care Programs in FY2022
WASHINGTON – Today, the White House released President Joe Biden’s FY2022 budget request to Congress, which includes over $3 billion […]
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April 8, 2021 Lauren Mendoza Letter Urges Support for ECE Apprenticeships as Senate HELP Committee Considers Workforce Development
This week, FFYF submitted comments encouraging the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to include Early Childhood Education […]
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April 7, 2021 Lucy Danley Report Details Long-Term Impact of Child Care Shortages on Parental Workforce Participation
A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco found that the profound lack of child care support […]
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April 5, 2021 Amanda Guarino CCDBG COVID-19 Relief Funding At-a-Glance
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on child care providers, causing widespread layoffs and closures nationwide. Significant declines […]
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March 31, 2021 Amanda Guarino Advocates Call for Increased FY2022 Appropriations for Early Learning and Care Programs
This week, FFYF and other national early care and education advocacy organizations sent a letter calling on Congress to provide […]
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March 31, 2021 Cody Uhing Underscoring President Biden’s Understanding that Child Care Is Infrastructure, New Proposal Includes Child Care Facilities Funding
WASHINGTON – Today, the White House released the details of President Biden’s first major infrastructure proposal, which, alongside investments in […]
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March 30, 2021 Lucy Danley Vice President Harris Visits Preschool to Discuss Plans for Major Early Learning & Care Investment
On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Connecticut preschool, where she referenced the administration’s plans to strengthen the child […]
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March 30, 2021 Cody Uhing Two Bipartisan Bills to Address Quality, Affordability of Child Care introduced in Congress
Last week, Iowa’s Congressional leaders introduced two bipartisan bills, the ACCESS Act and the Improving Child Care for Working Families […]
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March 25, 2021 Lauren Mendoza FFYF Hosts Congressional Briefing on Federal ECE Programs Ahead of FY22 Appropriations
On Tuesday, the First Five Years Fund hosted a virtual briefing on federal funding for early learning and care programs, […]
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March 24, 2021 Amanda Guarino ACF Publishes State Plans for Child Care Funding from December Relief Bill
Today, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published reports from each state outlining their plans for emergency child care […]