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…
“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.
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.
On February 3, 2026, Congress passed an amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, funding all federal programs with the exception of the Department of Homeland Security for a full year. President Trump subsequently signed the bill into law. The law offers small increases for…
CLASP and other national partners organized a sign-on letter and submitted comments on the NPRM to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on February 4, 2026.
By Shira Small, Rachel Wilensky, and Stephanie Schmit Since taking office on January 20, the Trump Administration has repeatedly undermined families’ access to child care and early education—disproportionately harming families with low incomes and families of color—by forcing Head Start closures; sowing fear and uncertainty…
By Shira Small and Isha Weerasinghe, Executive Summary High maternal mortality rates and rising mental health stressors across the country underscore the need for policies, research, and programming that support maternal mental health and evaluate existing services, particularly for communities of color who face disproportionate…