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Early Head Start – Child Care Partnerships
Overview The Early Head Start–Child Care Partnerships (EHS-CCP) initiative helps expand access to high-quality child care and comprehensive support for infants and toddlers from low-income families. The U.S. Department of …
Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five
Overview The Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program plays an essential role in ensuring state child care and early learning systems are as effective and efficient as …
Tax Policy and Child Care
Overview Strong funding is essential to strengthening child care in the United States, but updating provisions of the federal tax code is also an important part of the solution. Unfortunately, …
Appropriations
Overview Child care is expensive, and there’s a massive difference between what providers need to charge to keep doors open and what parents can afford. Each year, Congress allocates federal …
Legislative Updates
Overview Child care and early learning has enjoyed strong bipartisan support amongst lawmakers for decades. First Five Years Fund works closely with lawmakers from across the aisle to provide regular …
