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The First Five Things To Know About: Child Care Is Infrastructure

September 25, 2024

This week Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) reintroduced her “Child Care Is Infrastructure” package, two bills designed to make critical investments in child care facilities and the early education workforce. …

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2024 Candidate Briefing Book: Voters and Child Care

September 17, 2024

An election year provides an important opportunity to highlight issues that are top of mind for voters. In 2024, there is a growing sense of urgency around child care. Voters …

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Safety, Quality, and Accountability: Understanding Child Care and Early Learning Regulations

August 8, 2024

There are numerous policies in place to ensure the safety and quality of care for young children. Understanding the different levels of oversight that hold early care and education (ECE) …

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State Of Play: Federal Child Care Solutions Gain Steam Going Into The August Recess

August 7, 2024

June and July brought a lot of Congressional momentum, with multiple pieces of proposed legislation that would bring better support to more working families and young children who need quality, …

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Spotlight On: Child Care and the 2024 Olympics

August 5, 2024

There have been many memorable moments from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Steve, the Pommel Horse guy. Snoop Dogg and Flavor Flav bringing the fun as Ambassadors. Simone Biles, …

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Funding for Key Early Learning Programs, FY2025

August 2, 2024

Each year, Congress determines funding levels for all of the federal defense and non-defense discretionary programs, including those that support the care and education of children from birth through age …

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The First Five Things to Know About: The Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2024

August 1, 2024

Working families across the country rely on quality child care, but for too many families, child care remains hard to find and even harder to afford. The federal Child Care …

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Federal Tax Provisions That Support Child Care

July 29, 2024

American families depend on affordable, reliable, quality child care to go to work – but this care is often hard to find and too costly. These challenges have a tremendous …

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The First Five Things to Know About: The PACE Act

July 24, 2024

Millions of working families with young children need quality child care, but the eye-watering cost of care today means many can’t afford it. And without it, many parents are forced …

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Overview of 2024 State Legislation Impacting Child Care

July 18, 2024

A new brief by the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center reflects on actions taken in 2024 state legislative sessions to support children and families. The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center tracks, researches, …

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2024 Child Care and Early Learning State Fact Sheets

July 16, 2024

FFYF’s 2024 State Fact Sheets from 50 states and Washington, D.C. show how federal investments in child care impact working parents, children, and the economy. Federal funding and programs benefit …

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Essential Excerpts: Child Care Quotes From The Hill

July 12, 2024

As we monitored hearings on Capitol Hill this week, it was striking to see how many of them featured the issue of child care. From the House Appropriations Committee to …

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