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June 24, 2025 | Fact Sheet | Rachel Wilensky

FY25 Continuing Resolution Means Fewer Children Have Access to Child Care Through CCDBG

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…

March 6, 2025 | Fact Sheet | Stephanie Schmit

Cuts to SSBG, TANF Would Eliminate Child Care for 40K Children, Disrupt Care for Millions More

Federal budget proposals currently under consideration threaten resources available for children and families....

April 2, 2024 | Fact Sheet | Stephanie Schmit

CCDBG FY2024 State-by-State Appropriations Distribution Estimates and Increases

On March 23, 2024, President Joe Biden signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 into law. The act’s allocations for fiscal year (FY) 2024 included a significant increase of $725 million in discretionary funds for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). This…

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…

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.

February 3, 2022 | Fact Sheet | Alejandra Londono Gomez

Build Back Better Immediately Increases Eligibility for Child Care Assistance

The analysis details the current CCDBG initial annual income eligibility limit in all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. It also looks at the income eligibility threshold for the first year of the BBB’s act child care program.

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