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August 22, 2023 | Report/Brief | Rachel Wilensky

Pandemic Child Care Relief Funds: Documenting Impact Across Four States

This project aims to provide a deeper understanding of the impact that federal COVID child care relief funds have already had across four states: Louisiana, Michigan, New York, and Virginia.

June 8, 2023 | Report/Brief | Rachel Wilensky

Expanding Access to Child Care Assistance: Opportunities in the Child Care and Development Fund

This brief offers states ways to improve child care access within the confines of the current system.

May 2, 2023 | Fact Sheet | Stephanie Schmit

Child Care for Working Families Act BASE Grants: State-by-State Estimates of $9 Billion in Proposed Funding

Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) recently reintroduced a stronger, revised version of the Child Care for Working Families Act.

April 19, 2023 | Fact Sheet | Alycia Hardy

What a $4.38 Billion Increase in CCDBG Annual Discretionary Funding Could Mean for Your State

In response to the fragile nature of the child care sector after decades of insufficient federal funding, CLASP and other child care advocates across the field have called for a $4.38 billion increase in annual discretionary funding for CCDBG.

January 10, 2023 | Fact Sheet | Alycia Hardy

CCDBG FY 2023 State-by-State Appropriations Distribution Estimates and Increases

On Thursday, December 29, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (also known as the “omnibus bill[i]”). The appropriation for fiscal year (FY) 2023 included more than $8 billion in total annual discretionary funds for the Child Care and Development…

August 11, 2022 | Report/Brief | Alycia Hardy

Child Care Assistance Spending and Participation in 2019

This fact sheet analyzes national and state spending and participation data for CCDBG- and TANF-funded child care for FY 2019.

July 19, 2022 | Testimony/Comments

Child Care Community Letter Calling for Child Care in Reconciliation

CLASP, along with nearly 100 national organizations and more than 5,000 child care providers, parents, early learning advocates, and individuals, signs on to a letter that highlights the urgent need to ensure the reconciliation package includes critical investments for child care.

June 16, 2022 | Fact Sheet | Alycia Hardy

CCDBG FY 2022 State-by-State Appropriations Distribution Estimates and Increases

By Alycia Hardy On March 15, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which included $6.2 billion in annual discretionary funds for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). The annual appropriations process is an important opportunity for federal policymakers to…

June 9, 2022 | Fact Sheet | Alycia Hardy

Impact of Murray-Kaine Child Care & Early Education Proposal

Child care is too expensive and far too difficult to find for most families while providers make far too little. The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is the primary federal source for child care assistance and was designed to provide access to child care…

May 16, 2022 | Fact Sheet | Stephanie Schmit

Child Care & Early Education Reconciliation Proposal Could Reach 1 Million+ Children

An estimated 1 million+ children could benefit from the Murray-Kaine child care and early education proposal.

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