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This final rule enacts policies that will further destabilize an already fragile child care system, jeopardizing both families and providers. This is not what our nation needs. Instead, we need robust federal investments in a child care system that values and pays providers well and…

Today, CLASP released two new reports highlighting the impacts of the Trump Administration's 2025 immigration policies on young children and early care and education providers

Today, Virginia made history as the first Southern state to pass and codify into law comprehensive paid family and medical leave for its workers.  

This statement can be attributed to Wendy Chun-Hoon, president and executive director of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP).  Washington, D.C., April 6, 2026–The Trump Administration’s budget proposal predictably cuts support for children, families, and workers, at a time when families are already…

Members of Congress must reject any legislation that further empowers the administration to continue its attacks against families across the country. 

In addition to documenting the harms of this past year, this report offers an overview of responsive actions taken by communities, policymakers, and courts to withstand and counter the  administration's constant attacks on children, families, and workers. It also provides ways that individuals and communities can…

The Trump Administration is using politically motivated, racist, and anti-immigrant commentary to villainize those who oppose them and excuse the illegal withholding of federal funding. Children, families, and child care providers will suffer from these actions.

CLASP abhors this tragedy and calls for Congress and state and local officials to hold this administration accountable for the irreversible harm they have caused.  

Washington, D.C., January 5, 2026 — Last week, an ill-informed YouTube “influencer” accused child care centers run by Somali providers in Minnesota of fraud. In response to these accusations and without any further investigation, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) took immediate actions to freeze federal child care funding…

CLASP is committed to ensuring that all families are able to meet their basic needs, and we will work alongside our partners to defeat this reckless public charge proposal as we did under the first Trump Administration.