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The First Five Things to Know About: The PACE Act

April 16, 2025

Parents want to make child care choices that best support their family’s individual needs and their child’s development. This is especially true for the two-thirds of children ages five and …

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Chefs, Advocates and Lawmakers: Child Care Means Business Event

April 9, 2025

As child care challenges continue to affect working parents, employers and small businesses, First Five Years Fund partnered with the Independent Restaurant Coalition and MomsFirst to highlight chefs and restaurant …

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New Bipartisan, Bicameral Proposal to Make Child Care More Affordable

March 5, 2025

U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with U.S. Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) have introduced the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and …

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The First Five Things to Know About: The Britt-Kaine Bipartisan Child Care Plan

March 5, 2025

First Introduced: July 2024 Reintroduced: March 2025.  Parents want to make child care choices that best support their family’s individual needs and their child’s development. This is especially true for …

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FFYF Hosts “Child Care Means Business” Event in Conjunction with the Bipartisan Pre-K and Child Care Caucus

February 26, 2025

FEBRUARY 25, 2025 – What a great evening on Capitol Hill! Thank you to everyone able to join the lively “Child Care Means Business” reception hosted by First Five Years …

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Child Care and the Federal Tax Code

February 18, 2025

Millions of families across the United States need child care. Yet for too many, child care is hard to find and even harder to afford. Congress can lead the way. …

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Webinar: How we can help protect and expand the CDCTC

January 30, 2025

This week, FFYF, NAEYC, and Child Care Aware of America hosted an inside look at the upcoming tax debate with MomsFirst and the Independent Restaurant Coalition; focused on the Child …

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Protect and Expand the CDCTC

January 29, 2025

We have a major opportunity for child care – but we need your help. Working families with young children urgently need support. At the top of that list: Making it …

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