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February 26, 2025 | Blog Post | Alyssa Fortner

Honoring Black Women’s Labor in the Child Care Sector

By Alyssa Fortner and Shira Small   This year’s Black History Month theme, “African Americans and Labor,” provides an important opportunity to uplift and reflect on the ways Black women have shaped America’s child care system. This reflection is particularly critical one month into a new…

September 5, 2024 | Blog Post | Alyssa Fortner

The Need to Better Address Child Care Expenses in Family Economic Data

The high cost of child care has a significant impact on families’ economic security and spending power, yet this impact is not captured well in data. It is crucial for more intentional, equitable data to be collected about the state of child care and early…

August 28, 2024 | Blog Post | Shira Small

Federal Investments Are Essential as the Final Child Care COVID Relief Funds Expire

Federal investments of over $50 billion, including $39 billion from ARPA, helped sustain child care providers during COVID-19. These funds improved access, affordability, and provider support, but are set to expire on September 30, 2024.

August 22, 2024 | Blog Post | Alyssa Fortner

Cost-Sharing for Child Care: Looking at the Tri-Share Model

This new cost-sharing model's positive and negative impacts are still being realized. What's clear is that this country needs a well-resourced, publicly funded child care system that is universally accessible and affordable.

March 23, 2023 | Blog Post | Shira Small

Child Care Equity for Infants and Toddlers Requires More Money and Intention

To advance equity in child care access for families with infants and toddlers, federal and state policymakers must boost funding dedicated to helping them afford it. 

March 8, 2023 | News Clip | Tiffany Ferrette

Early Childhood newsletter by The Hechinger Reprort

"The CLASP report calls for federal and state programs, including Head Start, to collect discipline data on publicly funded centers and track disparities by race and ethnicity."

January 4, 2023 | Blog Post | Alyssa Fortner

FY2023 Omnibus Spending Package Includes Important Investments for Child Care and Early Education

While CLASP applauds the passage of the FY2023 omnibus spending package with increased investments in key child care and early education programs, it leaves out other crucial investments in programs that also support families with low incomes.

August 25, 2022 | Blog Post | Alyssa Fortner

Investing in Child Care and Early Education Supports Families and Strengthens Economies 

For far too long, the lack of funding for the child care sector has led to significant tradeoffs resulting in inequitable policies and limited access for families who need it the most.

March 16, 2022 | Blog Post | Alyssa Fortner

7 Ways Meaningful Investment in Child Care and Pre-K Can Help Families

Here are 7 ways families would be helped by transformative investment in child care and universal pre-K. 

November 12, 2021 | Blog Post | Alyssa Fortner

7 Things to Know About Child Care and Universal Pre-K in the Build Back Better Act

Here are 7 things you should know about the child care and universal pre-K provisions in the Build Back Better Act.

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