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The American Rescue Plan, which passed Congress on March 10 and will be signed by President Biden upon receipt, includes several critical supports for families related to nutrition, child poverty, health care, mental health, and more.
Based on our work with states to shape their responses to the immediate and long-term recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, CLASP developed the following framework that underscores the need for policymakers to be thoughtful and use racial equity as a central consideration when making decisions.
The bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was passed by Congress and enacted on March 27, 2020, includes resources specifically targeted to individuals and families with low incomes affected by the public health and economic crises. This fact sheet describes key provisions, considerations, and action steps for how state child care agencies can make the most of resources provided through the Act.
In March 2018, Congress enacted the largest funding increase in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCBDG)'s history. To show how this investment is helping children, families, and child care providers and to make the case for greater investments in the future state advocates, policymakers, and others should start collecting stories and data now.
Equity Starts Early: Addressing Racial Inequities in Child Care and Early Education Policy explores these critical racial equity issues in major early childhood programs, policies, and systems, including CCDBG, Head Start, and state pre-kindergarten programs. It provides demographic and historical context for creating racially equitable early childhood policies and analyzes policy issues related to access, quality, and the early childhood workforce. Finally, the report offers state and federal policy strategies that can begin to address inequities.
This fact sheet provides a quick overview of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), including challenges and opportunities states experience in implementing it.