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Governors Across the Country Celebrate Federal Preschool Development Grant B-5 Funding
The Preschool Development Grant Birth through 5 (PDG B-5) is a $275 million competitive federal grant program designed to improve states’ early childhood systems by building upon existing federal, state, …
Report Summarizes State Early Learning and Care Legislation Enacted in 2019
This month, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) issued its Early Care & Education 2019 State Legislative Action Report. The report provides an overview of state early learning and …
BPC Event Highlights the Potential for Apprenticeships to Build the Early Childhood Workforce
This week, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) held an event discussing how registered apprenticeships can play a role in moving forward the skills and compensation of the early childhood workforce. …
What Do We Really Mean When We Talk About “Brain Science” in Early Childhood Development?
We often talk about brain science and the importance of healthy development in children, but what does that really mean? Check out our video based on the research of Dr. …
Report Highlights Barriers to Child Care for Families of Young Children with Disabilities
Last week, the Center for American Progress (CAP) released a new report that highlights the challenges faced by parents of young children with disabilities to access affordable, high-quality child care …
Bipartisan Congressional Hearing Examines The Importance of Child Care to Local Economies
Yesterday, small business leaders, early childhood advocates, and researchers gathered in front of the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship for a bipartisan …
New York City Announces Major Investment in Home Visiting Services
Last week, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new estimate on the maternal mortality rate—showing that the U.S. would rank last among comparably wealthy countries. FFYF …
Bank Street Education Center Hosts National Strategy Discussion on Early Childhood Educators
On Monday, the Bank Street Education Center (Bank Street) hosted an event to discuss their new research and new national vision to invest in the early learning workforce. The event …
New Policy Brief Examines Success of Early Head Start – Child Care Partnerships
This week, our partners at the Ounce of Prevention Fund (the Ounce) released a new policy brief that highlights the positive impacts of, and lessons from, implementing Early Head Start-Child …
FFYF’s Top 10 Early Learning & Care Moments from 2019
As we reach the end of a decade, it’s time to look back at some of 2019’s biggest accomplishments for early learning and care. This year brought political change to …
Governors, Members of Congress and More Come Together on Child Care at White House Summit
Last week at the White House Summit on Child Care and Paid Leave, governors and lawmakers, as well as community and business leaders from across the country, spoke about the …
