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TOPLINES: Child Care in the Senate Tax Package

June 24, 2025

The Senate tax package contains updates to tax policy which could help make child care more affordable for more working families with young children. With two-thirds of children ages five …

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FFYF’s Sarah Rittling on Child Care Tax Enhancements in the Final Reconciliation Package 

July 3, 2025

Final passage of the 2025 reconciliation bill contains updates to tax credits which will help make child care more affordable for more working families with young children including: The following …

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In their own words: Members discuss child care in House Education and Workforce Committee Hearing

June 26, 2025

On June 24, 2025, the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing to discuss how Congress can address child care availability and …

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House Education and Workforce Hearing Highlights Overwhelming Bipartisan Agreement that Child Care is Key to a Robust Economy

June 25, 2025

The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing this week to discuss how Congress can address child care availability and affordability to …

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Through the Years: Preschool Development Grants Birth Through Five

June 24, 2025

The Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program is a $315 million competitive federal grant designed to improve collaboration and quality in states’ early childhood systems by building …

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Governors show support for Federal Preschool Development Grant B-5 Funding

June 23, 2025

The Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program is a competitive federal grant program that plays an essential role in ensuring state child care and early learning systems …

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PDG B-5: The Program Overview

June 23, 2025

The Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program is a $315 million competitive federal grant designed to improve states’ early childhood systems by building upon existing federal, state …

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FFYF Capsule Collection: Tax Policy and Child Care

June 23, 2025

With two-thirds of children ages five and under living in homes where all available parents are working, child care is not optional for most families – it’s essential.  Child care-related …

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118th and 119th Congress: Bipartisan Child Care Legislation in the House and Senate

June 23, 2025

Reliable, affordable child care is essential for hardworking families, especially as two-thirds of all children under the age of five need care because all available parents are working. Yet, high …

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STATEMENT: FFYF’s Sarah Rittling on proposed expansion of child care tax credits

June 17, 2025

On Monday afternoon, the Senate released the text of their bill to reauthorize the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. This version contains updates to tax credits which will …

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Overview: White House Budget Request, FY2026

June 17, 2025

On May 30, the White House released its official budget request for Fiscal Year 2026, with supplemental information following a week later in the Congressional Justification for the newly renamed …

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