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June 17, 2022 | News Clip

Sen. Tim Kaine Discusses Child Care Proposal

This article says the Murray-Kaine proposal "proposal would provide more funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), expanding access to an estimated 23,256 children in Virginia according to an analysis by the Center for Law and Social Policy."

June 16, 2022 | Fact Sheet | Alycia Hardy

CCDBG FY 2022 State-by-State Appropriations Distribution Estimates and Increases

By Alycia Hardy On March 15, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which included $6.2 billion in annual discretionary funds for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). The annual appropriations process is an important opportunity for federal policymakers to…

June 16, 2022 | News Clip | Stephanie Schmit

Patty Murray Is Not Giving Up on Childcare Relief

Stephanie Schmit, the director of childcare and early education at CLASP, told The New Republic that this investment would increase the reach of the existing block grants by 70 percent.

June 16, 2022 | News Clip

Renew Push For Affordable, Available Child Care As Part Of Reconciliation Package

"The core of the proposal — more federal funds flowing to the states — would increase the number of children receiving child care assistance by1 million or more, according to an estimate by the Center for Law and Social Policy, while also expanding the supply…

June 9, 2022 | News Clip

Pandemic babies are behind after years of stress, isolation affected brain development

"A report by the Center for Law and Social Policy, the National Women’s Law Center and the Century Foundation, a trio of liberal think tanks, found the child care workforce has dropped by more than 10% from its pre-pandemic levels."

June 9, 2022 | News Clip

Challenges in child care

"A recent Center for Law and Social Policy report found that child care employment peaked at 631,000 in 2011 and then began to fall."

June 9, 2022 | Fact Sheet | Alycia Hardy

Impact of Murray-Kaine Child Care & Early Education Proposal

Child care is too expensive and far too difficult to find for most families while providers make far too little. The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is the primary federal source for child care assistance and was designed to provide access to child care…

May 27, 2022 | News Clip | Stephanie Schmit

New Child Care Proposal on the Table

"Notably, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) published a fact sheet that estimates that more than one million children could benefit from the new proposal."

May 24, 2022 | News Clip | Stephanie Schmit

Child Care Providers Are Organizing, Demanding More, and Winning

Stephanie Schmit was quoted: “I’m nervous about what’s going to happen in a year or two years when those resources give out if we don’t get additional federal investment."

May 23, 2022 | News Clip | Stephanie Schmit

Democrats Propose Historic Child Care Investment Through Reconciliation

"Last week, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) released an analysis estimating that one million new children would be served with the increase in CCDBG funding."

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