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Statement from Olivia Golden, executive director of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) on latest round of COVID relief
Stephanie Schmit was quoted about President Biden's child care plan, which she says would fall short of a $700 billion long-term investment that's needed to overhaul the system.
Lawmakers have temporarily expanded the Child Tax Credit (CTC) available to families with children in 2021. This policy is anticipated to reduce child poverty by nearly half.
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 funds.
"People of color are statistically less likely to be able to afford quality child care and early education programs, according to research from the Center for Law and Social Policy."
Last Friday’s jobs report is a stark reminder that only when we invest in solutions that directly benefit workers who’ve been most affected by the pandemic’s toll will everyone experience our nation’s economic recovery. An equitable recovery requires policymakers to invest in an equity-focused subsidized employment initiative that supports people our nation has too often left behind.
Hannah Matthews co-authored an op-ed for The Hill about the need to upgrade the nation's care infrastructure.
Christine Johnson-Staub outlines six opportunities for states to advance equity in the recently released ARPA child care stabilization grant guidance.
CLASP was cited in this roundup about child care provider eligibility thorugh CCDBG funds.
Alyssa Fortner, Alycia Hardy, and Stephanie Schmit detail the importance of significant and sustained direct spending for school-age child care. This fact sheet highlights a new CLASP analysis estimating that it would cost between $48.4 billion and $79.6 billion to reach all school-age children eligible through CCDBG.