In November 2014, with broad bipartisan support, Congress reauthorized the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) for the first time since 1996. In addition to protecting the health and safety of children in care and improving the quality of care, the new law contains provisions…
This presentation provides a broad overview of CCDBG reauthorization opportunities; discusses the context for CCDBG reauthorization in states; and offers ideas and strategies to get started planning for CCDBG implementation.
This profile highlights how federal MIECHV funding is being used to provide evidence-based home visiting services to children and families, and to identify innovative approaches, successes, and challenges.
President Obama’s FY 2016 budget proposal featured ambitious and thoughtful proposals to create opportunity for children and youth, help struggling low-income families move into the middle class and succeed once there, and invest in America’s labor force.
The 25-year update to the National Child Care Staffing Study, Worthy Work STILL Unlivable Wages, shows that little has changed since 1989; child care staff continues to make poor wages and turnover remains high.
After moving through the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives with strong, bipartisan support, the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 became law today, signed by the President.
The U.S. Senate passed a House amendment to the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014, sending this important bill to the desk of President Obama for his signature.
Participation in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) has fallen for the third consecutive year to a 15-year low. Fewer children were served in 2013 than in 1998.
Hannah Matthews is quoted in this article on child care access for low-income families. The article also references a CLASP report on child care assistance spending.