NEW VIDEO: FFYF Welcomes the 116th Congress to Washington
To the members of the 116th Congress: Welcome to Washington! As the new Congress gets underway, the First Five Years […]
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March 28, 2019 House Dear Colleague Letter Supporting Head Start in FY2020
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March 28, 2019 Charles Joughin FY18 and FY19 Funding Levels for Selected Early Care and Learning Programs
In September 2018, Congress approved a bipartisan “minibus” appropriations package, which included an overall increase of $260 million to federal […]
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March 13, 2019 Meg Hassan See Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships in Action with “All Our Kin”
Finding affordable child care that’s also high-quality can be challenging for American families, especially for low-income families. In 33 states […]
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March 12, 2019 Charles Joughin Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Child Care Tax Incentives Introduced in House and Senate
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan leaders in Congress took an important step today toward making child care more accessible for working families […]
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March 11, 2019 Charles Joughin FFYF Statement on the President’s FY2020 Budget Proposal
Earlier today, the White House released the president’s FY2020 budget request to Congress, which includes recommendations regarding the suite of […]
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March 11, 2019 Charles Joughin Strengthening Child Care Tax Incentives to Support Working Families
Child care is not a luxury for American families—it’s a necessity. Yet the costs associated with quality child care are […]
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March 8, 2019 Meg Hassan Peterson, Herrera Beutler introduce bipartisan legislation to address shortage of affordable, quality child care
Today in response to a growing body of research about the shortage for quality, affordable child care in rural communities, […]
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March 7, 2019 Meg Hassan Big News from FFYF’s Bipartisan Congressional Briefing Today on Preschool Development Grants
Earlier today, FFYF, in conjunction with the offices of Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) and John Katko (R-NY-24), hosted a bipartisan […]
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March 7, 2019 Charles Joughin Bipartisan Lawmakers Request Funding Increase for Preschool Development Grant Program
Moments ago at a bipartisan briefing on Capitol Hill hosted by FFYF, Rep. John Katko (R-NY) shared the details of […]
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March 6, 2019 Overview of the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Program
Created as part of the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) on December 10, 2015, the Preschool Development Grant Birth […]
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March 5, 2019 Charles Joughin FFYF Letter to White House Workforce Policy Advisory Board
In February of 2019, the White House announced the creation of a Workforce Policy Advisory Board, tasked with advising Commerce Secretary […]
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March 1, 2019 FFYF Calls for Improved Early Learning Data Access and Use Within States in the Education Science Reform Act
The Education Science Reform Act (ESRA) established the Institute of Education Science (IES), an independent research arm of the U.S. […]
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February 28, 2019 Megan Feldman State of Babies 2019 Yearbook Examines Policies Supporting Infants & Toddlers Nationwide
Earlier this week, ZERO TO THREE and Child Trends released a new policy resource that examines policies supporting infants and […]
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February 27, 2019 FFYF Calls for Greater Resources for ECE Workforce in Higher Education Act
The Higher Education Act (HEA) includes teacher quality programs (Title II) and federal student aid programs (Title IV) that can play […]
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February 27, 2019 GAO Report: States Making Great Strides with Increased Federal Child Care Dollars
The following post is a collaboration between the First Five Years Fund (FFYF), Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) and the Center […]