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Two years into the pandemic and one year after the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), this brief examines how decision makers implementing ARPA have used COVID relief funding and policy opportunities to lay the groundwork for longer-term, transformative change by equitably supporting…

This report was derived from the October 2021 Building Strong Foundations for Families project Economic Security Convening. 

This fact sheet highlights the actions that select states have implemented to make the most of recent historic funding.

Alycia Hardy and Stephanie Schmit detail the child care & preschool provisions of the Build Back Better Act. 

Christine Johnson-Staub and Isha Weerasinghe offer a set of principles policymakers and other stakeholders can consider as they implement ARPA’s mental health provisions.

The previous four years, which included the COVID-19 pandemic, an ensuing economic crisis, and a series of anti-immigrant policies, led the country to an inflection point. Child care is a critical support for all children and families—including immigrant families who comprise a significant share of…

Policies states may use to implement the new funds under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.

CLASP brief on opportunities to advocate for equitable child care policies through the state CCDF planning process.

The COVID-19 pandemic and recession have taken this simmering crisis and turned it into an explosive boil, demanding immediate response from the Biden-Harris Administration.

Recommendations for urgent actions the Biden-Harris Administration should take to address the child care and early learning crisis to ensure the health and safety of early educators and families during COVID