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Minnesota — Federal Support for Early Learning & Care Opportunities
High-quality early childhood education is proven to dramatically improve a child’s opportunities for a better future—particularly children from low-income families—while offering parents improved job stability and overall economic security. To …
Michigan — Federal Support for Early Learning & Care Opportunities
High-quality early childhood education is proven to dramatically improve a child’s opportunities for a better future—particularly children from low-income families—while offering parents improved job stability and overall economic security. To …
Massachusetts — Federal Support for Early Learning & Care Opportunities
High-quality early childhood education is proven to dramatically improve a child’s opportunities for a better future—particularly children from low-income families—while offering parents improved job stability and overall economic security. To …
Governors From Across The Nation Highlight The Critical Need For Child Care
Each year, governors from all 50 states deliver a State of the State address to members of their state legislature outlining their policy priorities for the year. As we look …
FY22 Early Learning and Care Appropriations Letters
The annual appropriations process is an important time for legislators to determine their priorities for the next fiscal year. Congress uses this process to allocate funding for federal programs, activities …
2021 ABCs of Federal Early Learning and Care Funding Streams
Every year, millions of low-income children from birth through age five benefit from the array of federal early learning and care programs. Each is governed by specific legislative and regulatory …
The Early Educators Apprenticeship Act
As understanding about the importance of early learning has grown, so too have expectations about the quality of care that young children receive in their earliest and most developmentally consequential …
2021 Policy Poll: Social Media Graphics
There is overwhelming bipartisan support among voters nationally and in key electoral swing states for a wide range of federal early learning and care policy proposals that already have the …
2021 Policy Poll: Fact Sheet
There is overwhelming bipartisan support among voters nationally and in key electoral swing states for a wide range of federal early learning and care policy proposals that already have the …
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 Spotlight: Recent Bipartisan Legislation in the 116th Congress
Access to high-quality early learning and care remains the backbone of our nation’s economy, with a diverse group of programs serving more than 11 million families across a broad socioeconomic spectrum. …
