Skip to main content
  • Contact Us
  • Press Room
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

CLASP

The Center for Law and Social Policy

  • About
    • Support CLASP
    • Board of Trustees
    • Careers
    • Financials
    • Advancing Racial Equity
    • Staff
  • Issues
    • Children, Youth & Families
      • Child Care and Early Education
        • Child Care Subsidies
      • Immigrant Children and Families
      • Two-Generation Policies
      • Youth and Young Adults
        • Young Adult Behavioral Health
        • Opportunity Youth
        • Youth Employment
    • Federal Spending Priorities
    • State Technical Assistance
    • Health and Mental Health
      • Maternal Mental Health
      • Medicaid
      • Young Adult Behavioral Health
    • Income and Work Supports
      • Medicaid
      • Cross-Program Benefit Access
      • SNAP
      • TANF
      • Immigrant Access to Benefits
      • Refundable Tax Credits
    • Racial Equity
      • Immigrant Access to Benefits
      • Immigrant Children and Families
      • Criminal Justice
      • Data and Disparities
      • Young Men and Women of Color
    • Education, Labor & Worker Justice
      • Workforce Development
        • Youth Employment
        • WIOA Game Plan for Low-Income People
        • Work-Based Learning and Subsidized Employment
      • Adult and Postsecondary Education
        • Career Pathways
        • State Aid and Other Financial Supports
        • Federal Postsecondary Policy
      • Job Quality and Work/Life
        • Fair Job Schedules
        • Labor Standards Enforcement Series
        • Paid Family and Medical Leave
        • Paid Sick Days
  • Resources
    • Covid 19
    • CLASP at 50
  • Experts
  • Blog
  • Donate
Child Care and Early Education
  • Child Care Subsidies

You are here

    Home » Children, Youth & Families
A beautiful young adult mom lovingly holds her adorable baby boy.
August 25, 2022 |

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.

Read more
August 12, 2022 | Press Release | Hannah Matthews

Inflation Reduction Act Makes Big Advances but Leaves out Anti-Poverty Priorities

August 11, 2022 | Report/Brief | Alycia Hardy

Child Care Assistance Spending and Participation in 2019

March 23, 2023 | Blog Post | Shira Small

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

VIEW MORE ➝

High-quality child care and early education builds a foundation for young children’s healthy development. This drives CLASP’s work to promote policies that support healthy child development and family economic stability. We work to expand resources for child care and early education at the federal and state levels and support access to high-quality care that meets families’ diverse needs. We work to more effectively implement proven federal programs—including the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, and Early Head Start—that provide child care subsidies and early learning opportunities to low-income families.

Featured Expert: 
Stephanie Schmit

Stephanie Schmit

Director, Child Care and Early Education

Child Care and Early Education

New from CLASP

March 23, 2023 | Blog Post | Child Care and Early Education
Child Care Equity for Infants and Toddlers Requires More Money and Intention
March 09, 2023 | Press Release | Child Care and Early Education
President Biden’s FY2024 Budget Calls for Bold Investments in Families While Missing the Mark on Immigration and Criminal Justice Reforms
February 20, 2023 | News Clip | Child Care and Early Education
Portland Offers A Model To Fulfill America’s Broken Promise Of Childcare
February 13, 2023 | News Clip | Child Care and Early Education
Joe Biden is right that preschool benefits college attendance, though research varies
February 08, 2023 | Blog Post | Child Care and Early Education
The Top 7 Moments on Twitter During the State of the Union

More From Child Care and Early Education ➝

Stay Informed

Implementing the Child Care and Development Block Grant

Congress reauthorized the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) in 2014. Some states seized the opportunity, reforming policies to better serve children. But momentum has stalled. Many states have requested waivers from some requirements, citing lack of resources. It’s essential that both Congress and states invest new funding in CCDBG.

Read more:
Implementing the Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization: A Guide for States

Publications Fact Sheets | Presentations | Published Articles | Reports & Analyses | Testimonies & Comments

Young preschool child | Shutterstock, spass
Shutterstock, spass
Report/Brief | February 28, 2023
Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care
Testimony/Comments | February 17, 2023
CLASP Recommendations to the White House Task Force on New Americans
Fact Sheet | January 10, 2023
CCDBG FY 2023 State-by-State Appropriations Distribution Estimates and Increases
Fact Sheet | December 13, 2022
Paving a Pathway to Prosperity: Children & Families
Report/Brief | November 29, 2022
State Opportunities to Provide Health Care Coverage for Child Care Professionals

View all Child Care and Early Education publications ➝

Our Team

Alejandra Londono Gomez
Alejandra Londono Gomez
Policy Analyst, Child Care and Early Education
Alycia Hardy
Alycia Hardy
Senior Policy Analyst, Child Care and Early Education
Alyssa Fortner
Alyssa Fortner
Policy Analyst, Child Care and Early Education
Rachel Wilensky
Rachel Wilensky
Senior Policy Analyst, Child Care and Early Education
Shira Small
Shira Small
Research Assistant, Child Care and Early Education
Stephanie Schmit
Stephanie Schmit
Director, Child Care and Early Education
Tiffany Ferrette
Tiffany Ferrette
Senior Policy Analyst, Child Care and Early Education
Wendy Cervantes
Wendy Cervantes
Director, Immigration and Immigrant Families
  • ABOUT CLASP
    • Advancing Racial Equity
    • Board of Trustees
    • State Technical Assistance
    • Careers
    • Staff
    • Financials
  • ISSUES
    • Children, Youth & Families
    • Federal Spending Priorities
    • Health and Mental Health
    • Income and Work Supports
    • Jobs, Training & Education
    • Racial Equity
  • EXPERTS
    • Children, Youth & Families
    • Health and Mental Health
    • Federal Spending Priorities
    • Income and Work Supports
    • Jobs, Training & Education
    • Racial Equity
    • Experts A-Z Index
  • PRESS ROOM
    • Events
    • News Clips
    • Press Releases
  • SUPPORT CLASP
    • Make a Donation
    • Leadership Council

CLASP | 1310 L St. NW, Suite 900 | Washington, D.C. 20005 | (202) 906-8000

Copyright © 2023 by the Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. All Rights Reserved

  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy