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Goldman Sachs Report: Congress Should “Address Deficiencies the Child Care Business Model”
A new survey from multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs and its 10,000 Small Businesses Voices initiative has found that lack of access to child care is a primary issue holding …
Bipartisan Pre-K and Child Care Caucus Hosts 2022 Virtual Kick-Off Event
On Wednesday, March 16th, co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Pre-K and Child Care Caucus Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-D), Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-D), Congressman Tom Cole (OK-R), and Congressman Rodney …
HHS Secretary Becerra Marks ARP Anniversary in Conversation with Child Care Providers
On Friday, one year after the passage of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra convened a conversation with child care providers to celebrate the impact of …
Congress Passes FY2022 Omnibus Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late last night, the Senate approved an omnibus spending package that included bipartisan funding increases for some of the nation’s vital early learning and care programs. The …
Expanded CDCTC Provides Cost Relief to Families This Tax Season
As tax season kicks into high gear, there is one critical tax credit that is the only credit exclusively that helps parents offset the high costs of child care expenses, …
Appropriations and Budget Reconciliation: Understanding Federal Early Learning & Care Funding Opportunities
Updated March 15, 2022 Each year, millions of low-income children from birth through age five benefit from the array of federal early learning and care programs, including the Child Care …
FY2022 Appropriations Omnibus Includes Increases for Existing Early Learning & Care Programs
Congressional leaders have unveiled a bipartisan FY2022 omnibus government spending package, which includes an increase in critical funding for the core federal early learning and care programs. Each year, millions …
New Report from Wells Fargo: America’s Economy Relies on Child Care
Employers are currently struggling to hire workers while workers – particularly women – are struggling to rejoin the workforce. Why? In large part because working mothers are dependent on child …
Jobs Numbers Show Federal Funding Is Essential to Child Care Sector’s Success
Over recent months, federal pandemic relief dollars have begun reaching child care providers in a meaningful way, and as a result, child care employment numbers have seen their first significant rebound …