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Polling Memo: Republican Support for Child Care Tax Policies

April 16, 2025

Polling conducted by Republican pollsters UpONE Insights on behalf of First Five Years Fund (FFYF) shows strong support for expanding child care-related tax credits. This is especially relevant as the …

Factsheets

The First Five Things to Know About: The Britt-Kaine Bipartisan Child Care Plan

March 5, 2025

First Introduced: July 2024 Reintroduced: March 2025.  Parents want to make child care choices that best support their family’s individual needs and their child’s development. This is especially true for …

Data & Analysis

Child Care and the Federal Tax Code

February 18, 2025

Millions of families across the United States need child care. Yet for too many, child care is hard to find and even harder to afford. Congress can lead the way. …

Toolkits & Talkings Points

TOOLKIT: Protect and Expand the CDCTC

January 29, 2025

We have a major opportunity for child care – but we need your help. Working families with young children urgently need support. At the top of that list: Making it …

Factsheets

Side-By-Side: Comparing Tax Bills, 2025

October 9, 2024

The federal tax code contains benefits designed to help working families offset the expense of child care. Unfortunately, these provisions have not been updated in decades. Today, they have not …

Data & Analysis

The Child Tax Credit and the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit ⁠— Understanding the Difference

September 27, 2024

The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit support families in very different ways. Families need both. Child care is not a luxury for American families …

Videos

The First Five Questions for: Senators Tim Kaine and Katie Britt

September 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The First Five Years Fund (FFYF) hosted Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Katie Britt (R-AL) in the latest segment of our First Five Question Series – a …

Data & Analysis

Senators Kaine and Britt Introduce New Bipartisan Child Care Plan

July 31, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced a bipartisan package that will help lower the cost and boost the supply of child care for …

Press Releases & Statements

Parents Received $1.5K More Under Temporarily Expanded Child Care Tax Credit 

July 16, 2024

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – First Five Years Fund’s new analysis of government data has found that previous expansions of the only tax credit designed to offset child care costs saved …

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