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…
The State of the Union is supposed to be a moment for the nation to take stock and see who we are as a society. But Trump’s address was a work of fiction. The real state of our union is fragile, strained, and deeply unequal,…
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.
By Christopher Rugaber {EXCERPT) Wendy Chun-Hoon, president and executive director at the Center for Law and Social Policy, said that the expiration of the Biden administration’s child tax credit, as well as subsidies for child care and other aid, have made it harder to cut…
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,…