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On October 19-20, Tiffany Ferrette, Christine Johnson-Staub, Alyssa Fortner, Alycia Hardy, and Molly Bashay will present at the Building Strong Foundations for Families Economic Security Convening.

On November 4, Christine Johnson-Staub will present at CHILDREN AT RISK’s "Equity Starts Early." 

On July 19, Tiffany Ferrette, Alycia Hardy, and Alyssa Fortner facilitated a workshop at a BUILD Conference session.

Christine Johnson-Staub details recently released guidance from the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Child Care. The guidance is on the provision of Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) supplemental dollars and encourages states to take bold steps in implementing CCDBG relief…

On June 2, Christine Johnson-Staub will speak at the Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commission 2021 Virtual Summit.

Christine Johnson-Staub outlines six opportunities for states to advance equity in the recently released ARPA child care stabilization grant guidance. 

"The Center for Law and Social Policy has said that funds from the latest federal pandemic relief bill, called the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, can be used for salaries, rent, maintenance, personal protective equipment and COVID-related supplies."

Christine Johnson-Staub was quoted about the American Rescue Plan's $39 billion funding toward the child care industry.

In this audio segment, Christine Johnson-Staub was quoted about how $40 billion in child care funding would help stabilize child care programs and make the system stronger going forward. 

Quotes Christine Johnson-Staub about how California child care centers can use the federal funds from the stimulus bill.