Statement from Olivia Golden about the Universal Child Care and Early Education Act.

It’s widely known that federal child care funding is insufficient to serve every child who may be eligible for assistance. However, new CLASP analysis reveals that access varies significantly by race, ethnicity, and state.

Christine Johnson-Staub was quoted about the challenges that families with low incomes face in affording child care.

High-quality child care programs offer safe, nurturing environments where children can learn and grow. That's why the CCDBG is critical for families with low incomes.

This report summarizes state experiences implementing the 2014 CCDBG Reauthorization Act, and related lessons CLASP has drawn from states and stakeholders that can inform future policy efforts.

This year’s increase in federal child care funds offers states an opportunity to take bold steps toward achieving racial equity in their child care assistance programs. 

This factsheet shows that states’ child care assistance spending declined slightly from 2015 to 2016. As a result of decreased spending, fewer children than ever are receiving CCDBG-funded child care.

Cites CLASP analysis of how California children benefit from the increase in federal child care funding.

Cites CLASP report on the number of children who will receive child care subsidies with added funding for CCDBG.

Groups like the Center for Law and Social Policy have highlighted a much bigger spending increase -- $2.37 billion --  for the Child Care and Development Block Grant.