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COVID-19 and Child Care
In response to questions about COVID-19 and its impacts for young children, their families, and child care providers, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) released two resources today. ACF …
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Solutions to Support the Child Care Market Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
Today, the Bipartisan Policy Center shared recommendations for immediate congressional action to ensure, in the midst of ongoing uncertainty about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, that the child care …
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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 …
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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 …
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Governors Across the Country Celebrate Federal Preschool Development Grant B-5 Funding
The Preschool Development Grant Birth through 5 (PDG B-5) is a $275 million competitive federal grant program designed to improve states’ early childhood systems by building upon existing federal, state, …
Congressional Appropriations Letter: Support Investments in Early Education and Working Families
Congressional Appropriations Letter: Support Increased Head Start Funding for FY21
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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 …
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FFYF’s Sarah Rittling Named Pahara-Aspen Education Fellow
THIS PRESS RELEASE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON THE PAHARA INSTITUTE WEBSITE. The Pahara Institute, together with the Aspen Institute, announced today the Spring 2020 cohort of the highly selective Pahara-Aspen …