According to data released by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), for the second consecutive year, federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds used for child care have fallen—reaching a 15-year low in 2013.

State Child Care Subsidy Policies that Support Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships: A Tool for States provides a menu of state child care assistance policies that states could consider to improve continuity and stability for children and families in the subsidy system and to support child care…

Olivia Golden is quoted about the potential reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) in 2014.

CLASP Executive Director Olivia Golden testified before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education to advocate for the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG).

On March 14, 2014, the U.S. Senate passed the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (S. 1086) by a vote of 96-2. 

By Alyson Klein

With child care assistance such an essential work support for low-income parents who struggle to find and keep employment to provide for their families, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) supported the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (S. 1086).

This article discusses CLASP's report on child care assistance falling to a record low in 2014.

New analysis from CLASP shows state spending on child care assistance, including funds from two federal programs—the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant—at a 10-year low and the number of children receiving CCDBG-funded assistance…

This brieff, co-writeen by Stephanie Schmit and Danielle Ewen, in a series of CLASP analyses of Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data.