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Department of Education Calls for Applications for FY2023 CCAMPIS Awards
Last week, the Department of Education (ED) released a Federal Register Notice inviting applications for new awards for FY2023 for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program. …
STATEMENT: First Five Years Fund’s Sarah Rittling with Highlights from the Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Child Care
“We were pleased to see a spotlight on this important issue, but awareness isn’t enough,” said Rittling. “We urge Committee members to work together to lower child care costs for …
FFYF Hosts Congressional Reception With PBS, Sesame Street, Members of Congress
Last night, First Five Years Fund (FFYF), Sesame Workshop, and PBS KIDS hosted a congressional reception in conjunction with the Bipartisan Pre-K and Child Care Caucus and its Co-Chairs Reps. …
House and Senate Introduce Bipartisan Bills to Expand Early Educator Apprenticeships
In an effort to address our nation’s workforce challenges, including in early learning and care programs, the bipartisan Early Educators Apprenticeship Act was introduced in the Senate by Senator Todd …
Biden Doubles Down on Child Care Priorities Through Executive Order
Last week, President Biden took an important step in strengthening his commitment to fix our nation’s child care system. Through executive order (EO), Biden is directing nearly every Cabinet- level …
FFYF Statement on President Biden’s Child Care Executive Orders
In response to the news that President Biden will release a series of executive orders today on child care and early learning, First Five Years Fund (FFYF) Executive Director Sarah …
FFYF Executive Director Sarah Rittling Testifies Before Key House Committee On Child Care Funding
WASHINGTON – Today, First Five Years Fund (FFYF) Executive Director Sarah Rittling appeared before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) to testify about …
FFYF, Major Organizations Call for Increased Funding for Child Care Programs in FY24 Appropriations
WASHINGTON – Today, the First Five Years Fund (FFYF) and a coalition of 44 major early education advocacy organizations wrote to Congressional appropriators calling for increased funding for federal early learning and care …
FFYF Hosts Congressional Appropriations Briefing Highlighting Importance of Child Care Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The First Five Years Fund (FFYF) hosted Congressional staff for a bipartisan briefing on the importance of federal early learning and child care programs and the need …
FFYF Statement on Child Care, Early Learning in the President’s Budget
WASHINGTON – Today, the White House will release details of President Biden’s FY2024 budget request to Congress, which includes robust discretionary funding for many of the federal early learning programs that support the …
FFYF Statement on Child Care in State of the Union
WASHINGTON – In response to President Biden’s second State of the Union address, First Five Years Fund (FFYF) Executive Director Sarah Rittling released the following statement: “Child care is more …
