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New Pew Study Highlights Child Care Struggles for Working Parents
Working parents have faced a year like no other. The Pew Research Center recently released new data from a survey of working parents that reflects that many working parents have …
What’s Included for Early Learning & Care in the COVID-19 Relief Package?
Congress is now considering a sweeping pandemic relief package that includes a number of elements designed to support families with young children and the early childhood programs they rely on. …
FFYF’s Blueprint for Progress
Across the political spectrum, voters and policymakers recognize the importance of investing in policy solutions that support healthy development in children, beginning at birth, while allowing working parents to pursue …
Early Learning and Care in Final COVID Relief Legislation
Recognizing the essential role of child care — its proven benefits to a child’s learning and healthy development and its support of America’s labor market and economy by allowing parents …
CDC Study Examines How Head Start Programs Successfully Mitigate Spread of COVID-19
Addressing concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 in early learning and care facilities has been a challenge for many providers. The CDC recently released a new report outlining how Head …
MEMO: The Opportunity to Build A Better Child Care System for America’s Working Families
To: Interested PartiesFrom: Michael Steel and Stacy KerrRe: The Opportunity to Build A Better Child Care System for America’s Working FamiliesDate: January 6, 2021 On day one in office, President …
ECE in 2020: A Year in Review
2020 has certainly been a year like no other, dominated in large part by the immense challenges and heartache stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The devastating impact on the nation’s …
A Look Back at Early Learning and Care on the Campaign Trail
During the 2020 elections, early learning and care became a major focal point of candidates and elected officials at all levels of government on both sides of the aisle, with …
Comparing the Biden Campaign’s Early Learning and Care Proposal to Legislation Introduced in the 116th Congress
In July, President-Elect Biden introduced his campaign proposal to expand access to high-quality child care and early learning as part of a larger economic recovery package aimed at investing in …
Report Sheds Light on Child Care Supply in 25 States
Recently, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) hosted a web event highlighting their new report which offers key insights about the supply of, need for, and gaps in state-recognized child care …
Federal Investments are the Foundation for State and Local Early Learning and Child Care Programs
Our nation’s economy depends on child care. In 2016, about 11.8 million, or 58.7 percent of, children under age five participated in a regular, weekly care arrangement with a nonparental …
