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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May 2, 2019 Meg Hassan Babies Lobby Congress for Third Annual Strolling Thunder
Families from all 50 states arrived in DC this week for ZERO TO THREE’s third annual Strolling Thunder event. After […]
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April 29, 2019 Charles Joughin House Subcommittee Bill Includes Major Funding Increases for Federal ECE Programs
Late Monday afternoon, the Democratic leadership of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related […]
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April 25, 2019 Megan Feldman Bipartisan Members of Congress Spend Time Learning with their Youngest Constituents
Over the past two weeks as lawmakers returned home for an in-district work period, many members of the House and […]
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April 23, 2019 Charles Joughin Governors Use ‘State of the State’ Address to Share Early Learning Plans
A majority of governors across the country used their 2019 State of the State address as an opportunity to highlight […]
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April 18, 2019 Meg Hassan NIEER’s Annual Report Scores States on Early Childhood Education Programs
This week, the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) released its annual Preschool Yearbook, which tracks enrollment, funding, and […]
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April 18, 2019 Megan Feldman A Bipartisan Majority in Congress Call for Appropriators to Prioritize Early Childhood Funding
Each year through the appropriations process, Congress determines and allocates funding for federal programs, activities and priorities. And for the […]
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April 16, 2019 Meg Hassan New Grants Will Help States in Planning Expanded Infant & Toddler Care Opportunities
Yesterday the Pritzker Children’s Initiative (PCI) awarded 11 states grants to plan a robust and actionable policy agenda with the […]
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April 16, 2019 FFYF Joins Groups in Calling for Increased Funding for Early Childhood Mental Health
FFYF joined with other advocates to call for additional funding for the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Grant Program. […]
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April 16, 2019 Amanda Guarino Total Federal TANF and State MOE Expenditures for Child Care and Early Learning in FY 2017
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides federal grants to states to design and operate programs that help […]
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April 16, 2019 Amanda Guarino Child Care and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
TANF was created in 1996 to replace Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), which provided welfare to low-income families […]
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April 16, 2019 Amanda Guarino TANF: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty with Quality Child Care
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides federal grants to states to design and operate programs that help […]
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April 15, 2019 Senate Dear Colleague Letter Supporting Early Learning Programs in FY2020
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April 15, 2019 Meg Hassan Members of Congress Showcase Bipartisan Support for Early Learning and Care
In recent months, members of the House and Senate from both parties have visited early learning and care providers across […]
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April 11, 2019 Charles Joughin New Tool Details Child Care Supply by Congressional District
A new tool created by the Center for American Progress (CAP) allows users to view child-care supply data specific to individual […]
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April 10, 2019 Megan Feldman NBC Nightly News: Head Start is a Bipartisan Success Story
NBC Nightly News aired a heartwarming segment on the undeniable success of the Head Start program, highlighting how the program […]