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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."
CLASP, First Focus Campaign for Children, and other members of the Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) submitted this statement for the record to the Senate Judiciary Committee for the June 15, 2021 hearing on “The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021.”
Hannah Matthews co-authored an op-ed for The Hill about the need to upgrade the nation's care infrastructure.
CLASP spoke with Taneka Hye Wol Jennings of HANA Center to discuss how families and young people in their community have been impacted by heightened xenophobia and attacks against the AAPI community.
By Renato Rocha and Elizabeth Lower-Basch
Christine Johnson-Staub outlines six opportunities for states to advance equity in the recently released ARPA child care stabilization grant guidance.