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…
Increasing the total discretionary funding to $17.66 billion would expand subsidy access to more than 870,000 additional children. This added funding would be crucial to better reach and support families with low incomes who have never been able to fully utilize the program as the…
Suma Setty and Kaelin Rapport appeared on Moms Rising's Breaking Through Podcast to discuss their new reports documenting the effects of immigration policy and enforcement on children in immigrant families and the care providers who support them.
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
“Caregiving in Crisis: How Immigration Policies are Undermining Early Care and Education Programs” looks at the extent to which the Trump Administration’s policies and executive orders have destabilized the early education and child care sector since January 2025, putting providers in a position where they…
The people who educate, care, and advocate for the nation’s youngest children are directly feeling the effects of federal immigration policies. “Caregiving in Crisis” details the findings from interviews with people who serve immigrant families with children ages five and younger in early care and…
“Even the Playground Isn’t Safe” focuses on the pervasive fear and uncertainty immigrant parents and their young children have been living with since the beginning of Trump’s second term.
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…
Program integrity and accountability policies are part of all federal social services programs. This brief provides an overview of the comprehensive monitoring and oversight of fiscal program integrity processes in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program.
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we should reflect on how far women’s rights have come over the years, along with the recent significant backsliding.