By cutting off agency grant and loan programs without any notice, the Trump Administration is harming families, children, workers, and communities across the country—and imperiling our nation’s economy.
CLASP and the Economic Policy Institute hosted a joint webinar on state progress in advancing equity in child care Tuesday, October 8, 2024 2:00pm ET/1:00pm CT The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) hosted a webinar about equity…
CLASP supports HHS's decision to issue a new final rule that increases wages for the Head Start workforce, improves its mental health supports, and enhances services to better meet the needs of children and families across the country.
Federal investments of over $50 billion, including $39 billion from ARPA, helped sustain child care providers during COVID-19. These funds improved access, affordability, and provider support, but are set to expire on September 30, 2024.
CLASP senior policy analyst, Tiffany Ferrette, presents at a session entitled, “Reimagining Child Care Quality: How the Child Care and Development Fund Final Rule will Improve Systems.” This session covered the recently released Child Care and Development Fund final rule and how the new requirements,…
Register Now From May 19-22, CLASP’s Child Care and Early Education team will be presenting at Child Care Aware of America’s 2024 Symposium in Arlington, VA. The symposium is centered on the question: “How do we capitalize on our wins and lessons learned and boldly…
In the most recent “Last Week Tonight” show, John Oliver focused on student debt and cited a 2022 report we co-authored with the National Consumer Law Center. Our report addressed the disproportionate impact of student debt on Black borrowers.
On December 9, 2023, Tiffany Ferrette spoke on a panel titled “Expanding Access to Child Care” at the 2023 Council of State Governments conference. Tiffany provided an overview of the current national child care landscape, state priorities and advancements, and the importance of child care and…
Congress must act swiftly to avert another potential shutdown. Policymakers must prioritize families and children with adequate resources to avoid adding more harm to what the loss of pandemic relief programs already caused.
In this GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, co-sponsored by Early Learning Nation Magazine, we heard a riveting conversation about early childhood policy — past, present and future. Moderator Michelle Kang of NAEYC opened the session by recognizing the essential yet currently undervalued and undercompensated role that child care and education…