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…
As Congress negotiates the FY2026 appropriations package, another year of level funding for CCDBG, which has been proposed in the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill marked up this week, would result in more children losing access to child care.
By Rachel Wilensky and Stephanie Schmit On March 15, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 into law. The law decreased nondefense spending by $13 billion but kept spending levels the same as fiscal year (FY) 2024 for many…
By Alyssa Fortner Child care enables parents and caregivers to participate in the workforce, attend school and training programs, and take care of other responsibilities while their children are cared for in safe and stable early education programs. Despite its value, child care has historically…
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 comments on the proposed changes to the ACF-801: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Quarterly Case-Level Report and urges the Office of Child Care in the Administration for Children and Families to provide more publicly available CCDF data. >> Read the comment here.
CLASP comments on the proposed changes to the ACF-800: Child Care and Development Annual Aggregate Report and urges the Office of Child Care in the Administration for Children and Families to provide more publicly available CCDF data. >> Read the comments here.
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.