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Affordability is a Barrier to Child Care for Low Income Hispanic Households
The National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families recently released new findings that emphasize the issue of child care costs for low-income Hispanic families and the barriers they face …
Resource Outlines Findings from Initial Preschool Development Grant Applications
Earlier this month, the BUILD Initiative released an analysis of last year’s applications for the initial Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five program (PDG B-5). The analysis of the applications …
New CAP Report Highlights High Cost of Infant, Toddler Care
A recent report from the Center for American Progress outlined the critical need for a greater investment in child care opportunities for infants and toddlers, especially for low-income families. At …
National Report Shows Families Spend More on Child Care than Housing in Most States
On Wednesday, Child Care Aware of America released its thirteenth annual report outlining the price of child care across the country. This year’s report also examines the roles that providers, …
Bipartisan “Child Care Protection Improvement Act” Would Further Strengthen Important Safety Standards
Quality child care and early education are critical in shaping the first five years of a child’s life. Federal programs like the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) allow …
Child Trends Report Details States’ Use of Increased Federal Child Care Funding
The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program provides federal funds to low-income families to help them afford high-quality child care. In 2014, a bipartisan reauthorization of the CCDBG …
Business Group Utilizes Innovative Federal Grant to Support Child Care in Rural Maine
Access to affordable, high-quality child care is critically important for working families; it offers parents better job stability and economic security and improves the local economy, while helping children develop …
October is Head Start Awareness Month!
This October, FFYF is honoring Head Start Awareness Month — an important opportunity to reflect on and appreciate this critical federal early learning program. Since its founding in 1965, Head …
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Non-Profit Child Care Providers
Last week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the Small Business Child Care Investment Act, S.2549, bipartisan legislation that would make non-profit child care …
Application for Next Year’s Preschool Development Grant Funding Now Available
On Friday, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), in coordination with the Department of Education, released two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for the next year of funding for the …
