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Chefs, Advocates and Lawmakers: Child Care Means Business Event

April 9, 2025

As child care challenges continue to affect working parents, employers and small businesses, First Five Years Fund partnered with the Independent Restaurant Coalition and MomsFirst to highlight chefs and restaurant …

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Survey Data Supports the Need for Better Access to Child Care for Parents of Infants and Toddlers

April 2, 2025

Families with infants and toddlers are struggling to find consistent access to child care, according to a March 2025 fact sheet from RAPID. RAPID, based in the Stanford Center on …

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Funding for Key Early Learning Programs, FY2025

March 24, 2025

Each year, Congress determines funding levels for all of the federal defense and non-defense discretionary programs, including those that support the care and education of children from birth through age …

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Child Care Number of the Week

March 20, 2025

Updated each week with the latest child care and early learning stats you need to know.

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2025 FFYF Federal Guide to Early Learning and Care Programs

March 17, 2025

The 119th Congress has the opportunity to invest in America’s children, working families, and the economy through high-quality child care and early childhood education. This resource book is an introduction …

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Statement: Passage of Continuing Resolution

March 14, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Congress passed a bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded until September 30, 2025, including a temporary extension of critical funding for the core …

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Fox News Hosts: One Issue That Transcends Party Is Child Care

March 13, 2025

This week, Fox News’ Fox & Friends co-hosts singled out child care challenges as the “one issue” where Democrats and Republicans can come together to provide real economic support for …

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How a Lack of Affordable Child Care Impacts the Economy

March 13, 2025

Two-thirds of all children ages five and under need some form of child care because all of the adults in their home are working. But child care remains both expensive …

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New Bipartisan, Bicameral Proposal to Make Child Care More Affordable

March 5, 2025

U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with U.S. Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) have introduced the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and …

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The First Five Things to Know About: The Britt-Kaine Bipartisan Child Care Plan

March 5, 2025

First Introduced: July 2024 Reintroduced: March 2025.  Parents want to make child care choices that best support their family’s individual needs and their child’s development. This is especially true for …

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The First Five Questions For: Polling Expert Robert Blizzard

February 27, 2025

In this month’s FFYF’s First Five Questions series, FFYF Executive Director Sarah Rittling sat down with Robert Blizzard, Polling Expert and the Founder/CEO of UpOne Insights to discuss new child …

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