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President Biden Highlights Opportunity to “Build Back Better” Through Investments in Early Learning and Care
Wednesday afternoon, President Joe Biden traveled to Crystal Lake, Illinois, where he visited McHenry County College to highlight his administration’s “Build Back Better” plan, including his proposal for a significant, …
Mixed Delivery Systems Encourage Parent Choice and Strengthen Child Care Programs
As policymakers seek to reform and invest in America’s child care and early learning system, a crucial component must be ensuring families are able to choose care options that work …
First Lady Jill Biden & the Duchess of Cambridge Discuss Importance of Early Childhood Education
Today, First Lady Jill Biden and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, visited a classroom of young learners to see firsthand the importance of high-quality early education opportunities for children from …
FFYF’S Sarah Rittling Joins ‘Engage for Women’ Co-Founder to Discuss Opportunities for Progress on Child Care & Early Learning
This week, FFYF Executive Director Sarah Rittling joined Engage for Women, a bipartisan organization that seeks to promote women’s economic security, to discuss the opportunity to build a child care …
New Research Examines the Lifelong Impact of Racism on a Child’s Development
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and sustained exposure to trauma are shown to have a negative impact on a child’s development that can last a lifetime. New analysis from the Harvard …
Lawmakers and Administration Officials Highlight Important Child Care Elements of American Families Plan
Last week, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) hosted a press event to discuss …
States Lose Billions in Economic Activity from Child Care Breakdowns
The past year has brought on an increased awareness of the importance of child care to the economy. But even before the pandemic, families struggled to find and afford high-quality …
Democratic & Republican Lawmakers Call for Increased Early Learning & Care Funding
The 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 and …
U.S. Senate HELP Committee Holds Bipartisan Hearing on Strengthening the Child Care Sector
This week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) hosted a bipartisan hearing on “Supporting Children, Workers and Families by Strengthening America’s Child Care Sector.” The …
New Report Examines Impact of Major Investment in Child Care on Family Economics, Women’s Labor Participation
This week, the National Women’s Law Center and the Center on Poverty and Social Policy released a new report that lays out the effects that a major investment in affordable, …
