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House Select Subcommittee on COVID Crisis Holds Hearing on the Impact of COVID on Child Care
This week, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis convened a congressional hearing on “COVID Child Care Challenges: Supporting Families and Caregivers.” The hearing included testimony from child care …
At White House, Sec. Becerra Talks Importance of Child Care in BBB, Hosts Parents and Children
On Tuesday, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra hosted parents and their children at the White House to discuss the challenges of finding quality, affordable child care. In his remarks, Sec. Becerra reinforced the …
First Lady Jill Biden Highlights Importance of Child Care & Pre-K for Families, Economy
Today, Dr. Jill Biden visited a child development center at the University of Minnesota where she delivered remarks about the success of federal pandemic relief funding in stabilizing America’s child …
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Increase Funding for IDEA Early Childhood Services
Last week, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), and Jared Huffman (D-CA) announced the introduction of legislation to increase funding for two programs within the Individuals with Disabilities Education …
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 …
Reconciliation Update: House Passes Build Back Better Act and Sends to Senate
On Friday, the House passed H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better (BBB) Act, a cornerstone of which is the child care and early learning programs that will make early childhood …
POTUS, VP, and FLOTUS Hit the Road for Child Care and Preschool in the Build Back Better Act
Congress is currently considering the Build Back Better Act, which includes a sweeping reform proposal to significantly and sustainably expand access to quality child care and preschool in America. The …
50 Major American CEOs Call on Congress to Invest in America’s Families, Child Care Industry
In a letter sent to lawmakers this week, more than 50 CEOs of major companies who are members of the ReadyNation CEO Task Force on Early Childhood – including CEOs …
Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellen Highlight New Report on the Urgent Need for Federal Investments in Child Care
Following the release of a new report from the Treasury Department entitled “The Economics of Child Care Supply in the United States”, Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet …
