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Task Force Celebrates Release of Early Childhood Education Profession Framework

Facilitated by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), fifteen national organizations released the Unifying Framework for the Early Childhood Education Profession. The framework was released this …

Events & Hearings

FFYF @ SXSW EDU: Early Learning & Care as a 2020 Election Priority

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be hosting an exciting panel discussion at SXSW EDU in Austin, TX next week. FFYF’s Sarah Rittling will be joined by a panel of …

Factsheets

Overview of the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Program

Created as part of the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) on December 10, 2015, the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program is a $250 million competitive …

Events & Hearings

Early Learning and Care Highlighted at Azar, DeVos Appropriations Hearings

In case you missed it last week, members of the House and Senate held committee hearings to discuss FY2021 appropriations with the Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar …

Policy Letters

Congressional Appropriations Letter: Support FY21 CCDBG Funding

Policy Letters

Congressional Appropriations Letter: Support Investments in Early Education and Working Families

Policy Letters

Congressional Appropriations Letter: Support Funding for Head Start Programs

Policy Letters

Congressional Appropriations Letter: Support Preschool Development Grants

Policy Letters

Congressional Appropriations Letter: Support Increased Head Start Funding for FY21

Events & Hearings

FFYF and Congressional Pre-K Caucus Host Bipartisan Briefing to Highlight Federal ECE Programs

This afternoon, First Five Years Fund, in conjunction with the bipartisan Congressional Pre-K Caucus hosted a briefing on federal funding for early learning and care programs, including: the Child Care …

Report Highlights

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 …

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