Preschool Development Grant Funding Awarded to 26 States for 2020
Big news! 20 states and territories have been awarded three-year renewal grants through the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five […]
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December 10, 2019 Small Business Loans and Child Care Providers
Whether it’s in a home, church, school, stand-alone center, or part of a larger office building, families rely on licensed […]
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December 6, 2019 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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December 3, 2019 Cody Uhing Bipartisan Legislators Urge Support for Robust Head Start Funding
Recently, a group of bipartisan legislators led by Congressmen David Trone (D-MD) and Denver Riggleman (R-VA) urged the Democratic and […]
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December 3, 2019 Charles Joughin National Poll Shows Voters Want Bipartisan Approach to Child Care
FFYF’s 2018 national poll, conducted in the days immediately following the 2018 Midterm Elections, shows voters on both sides of […]
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December 2, 2019 Amanda Guarino FFYF Submits Comments on Improving Access to High-Quality, Affordable Child Care
In October, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) issued a request for […]
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December 2, 2019 Ask Congress to Strengthen ECE Program Funding in FY2020
Join us in asking Congress to maintain the overwhelming bipartisan momentum for early learning on Capitol Hill, and include the […]
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November 21, 2019 Meg Hassan Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government through December 20th
UPDATE: On November 24th, appropriators in Congress reached a deal on spending levels for each of the bills that will […]
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November 19, 2019 Lucy Danley New Research Demonstrates the Importance of Early Learning — and What Comes After
In addition to the proven life-long benefits, the overwhelming research shows that children living in poverty who experience quality early […]
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November 18, 2019 HHS Undertakes Nationwide Child Care Listening Tour
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) just wrapped up a nationwide, 10-city listening tour, which featured roundtable discussions […]
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November 18, 2019 Lucy Danley Senators Introduce Bipartisan “Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act”
Last month, Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Mitt Romney (R-UT), and Doug Jones (D-AL) introduced the ‘Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act’ […]
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November 14, 2019 Lauren Mendoza FFYF Opposes Proposed Changes to Civil Rights Data Collection in ECE
In September, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) requested comments on a proposal to eliminate […]
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November 11, 2019 Lucy Danley Strengthening the Early Childhood Workforce through Registered Apprenticeships
High-quality early childhood education (ECE) for kids from birth through age five – particularly those from low-income families – is […]
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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 […]