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FFYF Joins Advocates in Calling on Congress to Consider Child Care in COVID-19 Stimulus Package

March 11, 2020

FFYF has joined dozens of other child advocacy organizations in a letter to Congress requesting “significant attention to and investment in the child care and early learning sector” as part …

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FFYF Unveils Plans to Advance Early Learning in 2020 Election

February 6, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the nation’s leading bipartisan advocacy organization working to ensure all children have access to high-quality child care and early education, the First Five Years Fund (FFYF) …

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BREAKING: 26 States Awarded Preschool Development Grant Funding for 2020

December 20, 2019

Washington, D.C. – The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that 20 states have been awarded three-year renewal grants through the Preschool …

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FFYF Joins Groups in Providing Recommendations for Year 2 PDG B-5 FOA

September 11, 2019

In recent days, FFYF joined with advocates to provide recommendations to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) concerning the Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program Year …

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81 Democratic & Republican Lawmakers Call for Increased Preschool Development Grant Funding

March 28, 2019

81 Democratic and Republican members of the House of Representatives have united in urging the House Appropriations Committee to increase funding for the new Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five …

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Bipartisan Lawmakers Request Funding Increase for Preschool Development Grant Program

March 7, 2019

Moments ago at a bipartisan briefing on Capitol Hill hosted by FFYF, Rep. John Katko (R-NY) shared the details of a “Dear Colleague” letter he is circulating with Rep. Joaquin …

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FFYF Calls for Improved Early Learning Data Access and Use Within States in the Education Science Reform Act

March 1, 2019

The Education Science Reform Act (ESRA) established the Institute of Education Science (IES), an independent research arm of the U.S. Department of Education, which collects and analyzes education data. As …

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FFYF Calls for Greater Resources for ECE Workforce in Higher Education Act

February 27, 2019

The Higher Education Act (HEA) includes teacher quality programs (Title II) and federal student aid programs (Title IV) that can play an important role in supporting state and local efforts to …

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46 States and Territories to Receive Preschool Development Grants

January 4, 2019

Big news! 46 states and territories have been awarded funding through the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5), a $250 million competitive federal grant designed to improve states’ existing early …

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