Jane Fillion
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President Leads with Child Care & Pre-K in Meeting with Major CEOs
President Biden opened today’s event promoting the Build Back Better Act by hammering home the urgent economic need for the child care and pre-K provisions of the package. As President …
1 in 3 Child Care Workers is Experiencing Food Insecurity
With many of our nation’s child care providers trying to survive on poverty-level salaries, a new analysis has found that 31.2% of a million child care workers – 1 out of every …
FFYF Statement on Build Back Better Status
In response to the news that the Senate will recess for the year without voting on the Build Back Better Act, First Five Years Fund (FFYF) Executive Director Sarah Rittling …
New Economic Snapshot Cites Lack of Access to Child Care as Major Barrier to Well Being
Global management consulting firm McKinsey & Co’s latest American Opportunity Survey has identified lack of access to child care as a major barrier to mental and economic well being for American families. …
The Child Care Sector is Losing Workers Because the Current System is Broken
Child care professionals are continuing to leave the sector in record numbers. According to the November jobs report, the child care workforce is down more than 10% over pre-pandemic numbers, …
New Data Reveals America’s Child Care Crisis is Only Getting Worse for Families, Providers, and the Economy
After decades of underinvestment and neglect, compelling new data reveals that America’s child care crisis is only getting worse: 4 out of 10 parents now say they have gone into debt to …
States Lose Out on Billions Annually Due to Child Care Breakdowns, Chamber of Commerce Foundation Report Finds
A new US Chamber of Commerce Foundation report has found that Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Missouri, and Texas are losing out, on average, on $2.7 billion annually due to child care …
