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Members of Congress Urge Negotiators to Prioritize Child Care in Recovery Package
In a new letter lead by Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI), 26 members of the House of Representatives are calling for child care to be prioritized in the final recovery package. …
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 …
Republicans and Democrats Are Going to Bat for Child Care. Will That Matter in Final Recovery Negotiations?
POLITICO is reporting that no progress has been on child care in the COVID-19 recovery negotiations. From today’s PLAYBOOK: — CHILDCARE: Dems are at $50 billion and Republicans are at $15 …
Advocates Call on White House to Prioritize Child Care in Negotiations for COVID-19 Recovery Package
A group of national child care advocacy organizations and provider groups have written to the White House urging those at the negotiating table to prioritize financial relief for the child …
To Continue Vital Services, Head Start Advocates Seek Additional Funding
Today, the National Head Start Association (NHSA) is leading a day of action calling for the Head Start community to #UniteforHeadStart so that programs have adequate funding to serve children …
Calls for Child Care Relief Intensify as Congress Begins to Take Bipartisan Action
America needs child care relief to keep the industry afloat during the nation’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The disastrous economic crisis has hit the child care industry especially …
In Bipartisan Votes, House Passes $50 Billion Child Care Stabilization Fund and Additional Child Care Relief
Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Child Care is Essential Act, which creates a $50 billion child care stabilization fund that would provide relief to child care …
Bill to Support Child Care Providers, Working Families Introduced in the House
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Tom Reed (R-NY) introduced the bipartisan Back to Work Child Care Grants Act of 2020, which would provide dedicated federal funding to stabilize the child …
Senate Recovery Package Includes $15 Billion in Child Care Relief Funding; Significantly More Will Be Required to Prevent the Industry from Collapse
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the details of Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act, which includes $15 billion in emergency funding for the …
