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January 22, 2025 | Blog Post | Rachel Wilensky

State Allocations for CCDBG Emergency Funding

The Continuing Resolution includes $500 million for CCDBG, half of which will be used for disaster relief in affected states and the other half to be allocated among all states as emergency discretionary funding.

December 16, 2024 | News Clip | Stephanie Schmit

Parents are quitting jobs, passing on raises — to qualify for child care

By Jackie Mader EXCERPT Partly as a result, only a fraction of families — about 10 percent — who are eligible under the federal recommendation actually get subsidies, according to the Center for Law and Social Policy. The variance in state policies means a family may qualify…

October 24, 2023 | News Clip | Rachel Wilensky

Billions in federal child care relief just expired. Costs are already skyrocketing.

By Alia Wong, USA TODAY EXCERPT: “The funding that’s required is too significant for states to try to do this alone,” said Rachel Wilensky of the Center For Law and Social Policy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization advancing policy solutions for low-income people. Read the full…

October 10, 2023 | News Clip | Rachel Wilensky

Not all states will go off the child care cliff

Rachel Wilensky was quoted in this article on pandemic child care relief funds across states.

September 29, 2023 | News Clip | Rachel Wilensky

Why You Should Scrutinize Early Childhood Educator Pathways

Rachel Wilensky was quoted: “This historic underinvestment in the child care system that has been ever-present intersects with long-standing gender and racial inequities."

December 1, 2022 | Blog Post | Rachel Wilensky

ARPA Saved Child Care, But Recovery Requires Significant Federal Funding

Relief funding has been a critical lifeline for child care providers and families with young children. But providers need more support to recover and for transformative change.

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