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NEW VIDEO: FFYF Welcomes the 116th Congress to Washington
To the members of the 116th Congress: Welcome to Washington! As the new Congress gets underway, the First Five Years Fund has identified a bipartisan legislative agenda for lawmakers to …
Federal Legislative Agenda: Early Childhood Education in the 116th Congress
In recent years, Congress has made historic progress on behalf of America’s youngest learners through important, bipartisan policy and funding advancements around early childhood education. As a result, more children from low-income …
FFYF Releases Legislative Priorities and Resources for 116th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the 116th Congress now in session, the First Five Years Fund (FFYF) has released its federal legislative agenda outlining priorities and opportunities for lawmakers to advance …
Amid Shutdown, Congress Passes Bipartisan Extension of TANF Program
UPDATE: On January 22, 2019, the U.S. Senate approved a temporary extension of the TANF program through June 30, 2019. The bill now heads to the president’s desk for signature. …
Congress: Bipartisan Champions for Early Learning and Care – January 2019
For years, Congress has showed continued bipartisan support for early learning programs. Members of both parties have worked together to significantly increase funding, while also enacting reforms and improvements, to …
2018 National Poll: Social Media Graphics
With a divided Congress, voters see early childhood education as a rare, unifying policy issue – and they’re paying close attention to their lawmakers’ actions. According to a new bipartisan …
2018 National Poll: Fact Sheet
With a divided Congress, voters see early childhood education as a rare, unifying policy issue– and they’re paying close attention to their lawmakers’ actions. According to a new bipartisan poll …
2018 National Poll: Results By Question
FFYF’s sixth year of national polling, conducted in the days immediately following the 2018 Midterm Elections, shows Democratic and Republican voters alike expect members of Congress from across the aisle …
FFYF’s New National Poll Shows Voters Want ECE to Unite the Divided Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to the results of a new bipartisan poll commissioned by First Five Years Fund (FFYF), voters say a divided Congress should have no bearing on lawmakers’ ability …
2018 National Poll: Full Results Deck
According to a new bipartisan poll commissioned by First Five Years Fund (FFYF), voters say a divided Congress should have no bearing on lawmakers’ ability to pass meaningful legislation supporting …
46 States and Territories to Receive Preschool Development Grants
Big news! 46 states and territories have been awarded funding through the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5), a $250 million competitive federal grant designed to improve states’ existing early …