Lucy Danley
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FFYF Commemorates Mental Health Awareness Day
Saturday is Mental Health Awareness Day, and FFYF is proud to commemorate this important reminder to prioritize mental health initiatives that promote children’s healthy development from the start. During the …
Chamber of Commerce Foundation Highlights the Impact of COVID-19 on Child Care
The ongoing challenges of the child care industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic have had a major impact for families in communities all across the country. A new report, Childcare …
‘Voting for Kids’ Panels Create Conversation at Democratic and Republican Conventions
Over the last two weeks, the Democratic and Republican parties hosted their national conventions to share their platforms, introduce their tickets, and rally their bases. To coincide with each convention, …
America’s Child Care Crisis Sees Major Uptick in Media Coverage
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated financial challenges that child care providers have faced for years, pushing the industry to the brink of collapse. Anxious parents and struggling child care providers …
Overwhelming Support in Congress Urging Appropriators to Prioritize Early Learning and 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 …
Congresswoman Katherine Clark introduces bill to revitalize child care industry
Last week, Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA) introduced the ‘Child Care is Infrastructure Act’ to reinvigorate the child care industry which has been devastated by the economic downturn caused by the …
Bipartisan Congressional Hearing Highlights Pandemic’s Devastating Impact on Child Care
Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, chaired by Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL), held a bipartisan hearing on the “Child Care Crisis and the Coronavirus …
Celebrating ‘Children’s Week’ with the National Children’s Campaign
This week, the National Children’s Campaign (NCC) has been hosting a national Children’s Week from June 14th through June 19th to raise awareness about the issues impacting children across the …
ZERO TO THREE releases ‘The State of Babies Yearbook: 2020’
Today, ZERO TO THREE released their annual ‘State of Babies Yearbook’, which examines policies and compares national and state-by-state data on the well-being of infants and toddlers. Specifically, the Yearbook …
National Report Shows Gains for Preschool in 2019 with Concerns About COVID-19’s Impact on Future State Investments
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University has released its annual Preschool Yearbook for 2019, which tracks enrollment, funding, and for the last four years, the …
23 Republican and Democratic Senators Call for More Relief for Child Care Providers
In a letter to Senate leadership led by Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), 23 Senators are reaching across the aisle to …
Celebrating the Week of the Young Child!
This week, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is celebrating their annual Week of the Young Child. In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, this week …
