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The Build Back Better Act Would Reach 16X More Children with Child Care Assistance

December 7, 2021

A new analysis from the Center for American Progress shows that the Build Back Better Act will ensure child care assistance for 16 times as many young children as under …

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Child Care and Pre-K are Strategic Economic Investments: Impact on Employment and Earnings

December 6, 2021

Following the blogs outlining key health and education reasons why the U.S. must fully invest in both child care and preschool, this blog focuses on how high-quality early learning and …

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New Data Reveals America’s Child Care Crisis is Only Getting Worse for Families, Providers, and the Economy

December 2, 2021

After decades of underinvestment and neglect, compelling new data reveals that America’s child care crisis is only getting worse: 4 out of 10 parents now say they have gone into debt to …

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States Lose Out on Billions Annually Due to Child Care Breakdowns, Chamber of Commerce Foundation Report Finds

November 30, 2021

A new US Chamber of Commerce Foundation report has found that Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Missouri, and Texas are losing out, on average, on $2.7 billion annually due to child care …

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Child Care & Pre-K are Strategic Economic Investments: Impact on Health

November 19, 2021

As Congress considers the Build Back Better Act, the White House recently released President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda Will Boost Economic Growth, a fact sheet analyzing how various policies …

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Reconciliation Update: House Passes Build Back Better Act and Sends to Senate

November 19, 2021

On Friday, the House passed H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better (BBB) Act, a cornerstone of which is the child care and early learning programs that will make early childhood …

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U.S. House Passes Build Back Better Act with Transformative Investments in America’s Early Learning System

November 19, 2021

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, which includes a historic $390 billion investment to transform America’s early learning system. If enacted, the bill would expand …

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Child Care and Pre-K are Strategic Economic Investments: Impact on Education

November 12, 2021

This is the first part of our blog series focusing on key reasons why the U.S. must fully invest in both the child care and preschool aspects of the Build …

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Child Care Aware of America Shares Fall Update on How States are Spending Federal Relief Funds

November 10, 2021

Recently, Child Care Aware of America released, “Federal Relief Funds: State Progress, Fall 2021,” an update on how states are using American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act funds as of October …

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Fast Facts: Impact of Child Care & Pre-K Proposal in Build Back Better Framework

November 3, 2021

On October 28th, President Biden unveiled a final framework for the Build Back Better Act, which includes a long-overdue, transformative $400 billion investment in child care and preschool as a …

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300+ Early Childhood Organizations Write to Congress in Support of Build Back Better Framework

November 2, 2021

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