New Child Care And Head Start Estimates From CLASP And NWLC

Jan 09, 2009

Advocates are seeking a $3 billion increase for the Child Care and Development Block Grant and a $3 billion increase for Head Start in the economic recovery package.&0160; These funds would help families go to work, promote stable and supportive early learning environments for young children, and create many new jobs.&0160; The additional funding for child care will allow states to provide child care assistance for approximately 480,000 children in low-income working families who have been hit hard by the economic crisis, and create paid work for an estimated 190,000 caregivers.&0160; The additional funding for Head Start and Early Head Start will allow over 162,000 more children to participate in the program and create over 80,000 jobs.&0160;&0160;

New state-by-state estimates from CLASP and the National Women's Law Center show the estimated impact these new funds would have on children and families in each state for child care and Head Start.