The fiscal year 2018 (FY 2018) omnibus spending bill, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives today, increases discretionary funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) by $ 2.4 billion.
Practically speaking, the additional $35 million could mean child care subsidies for an additional 2,700 Colorado children over two years, according to CLASP.
On February 9, 2018, Congress passed and the President signed a two-year budget deal, under which an additional $5.8 billion in discretionary funding will be provided over two years for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). This fact sheet includes CLASP’s estimates of…
On February 9, Congress passed and the President signed a two-year budget deal, under which an additional $5.8 billion in discretionary funding will be provided over two years for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). This factsheet, created by CLASP and the National…
CLASP applauds the U.S. Senate for including a historic increase in funding for CCDBG in its budget agreement. This significant win will help 230,000 children whose hard-working parents struggle to afford child care.
Doubling discretionary funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)—an increase of $2.9 billion in FY 2018 —would allow states to expand child care assistance to nearly 230,000 additional children. This fact sheet breaks down how many more children would recieve assistance by…
This fact sheet analyzes the federal spending priorities that Senator Sanders (I-VT) and Senator Warren (D-MA) outlined on December 8, 2017. Their proposal would support hard-working families by significantly increasing funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG).