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House Approves Critical Funding Increases for Federal Early Childhood Education Programs, Child Care
UPDATE: On July 31, the House of Representatives voted to pass the FY2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) appropriations bill as part of H.R. 7617, a six-bill …
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 …
House Appropriations and Ways & Means Democrats Introduce Child Care Recovery Legislation
Yesterday, House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Congresswoman …
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 …
41 State and Local Chambers of Commerce Urge Congress to Pass Child Care Relief
In a letter sent to Congress this week, 41 state and local Chambers of Commerce urged lawmakers to provide targeted assistance to child care providers in the next COVID-19 recovery …
Lawmakers Make Strong, Bipartisan Push for Dedicated Child Care Relief
This week, child care received some much-needed attention on Capitol Hill as lawmakers called on Congressional leaders to pass additional federal relief to support child care providers who are facing …
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 …
Legislation in Response to COVID-19 Supports Providers and Families
Recognizing the essential role of child care — its proven benefits to a child’s learning and healthy development and its support of America’s labor market and economy by allowing parents …
Congress to Provide Additional Funding for Select COVID-19 Relief Programs
UPDATE: On April 23, 2020, the House of Representatives voted to pass the emergency relief funding passed by the Senate earlier this week. President Trump signed the bill into law …
Congress Receives 65,000 Emails from FFYF Supporters Urging Relief for Child Care Industry
Right now, Congress is still negotiating the details of a massive economic stimulus package in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Last week, FFYF and our partners provided detailed recommendations to …
FFYF Joins Advocates in Calling on Congress to Consider Child Care in COVID-19 Stimulus Package
FFYF has joined dozens of other child advocacy organizations in a letter to Congress requesting “significant attention to and investment in the child care and early learning sector” as part …
