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).
On September 14, 2017, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Representative Jared Polis (D-CO), and Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act, which would guarantee affordable, high-quality child care to millions of working families.
CCDBG is in peril. To fund it, Congress must provide $1.4 billion to the states. Without this additional funding, nearly 217,000 kids are at risk of losing access to child care.
U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee is voting on the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (L-HHS) funding bill for fiscal year 2018 (FY18). The bill proposed by the Appropriations Committee majority in the House allocates a total of $156 billion, which is $5…
CLASP and NWLC have provided guidance on implementing the Child Care and Development Block Grant following its 2014 reauthorization and 2016 final rule.
This guidebook summarizes and analyzes key sections of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and offers recommendations—and cautions—for policymakers and advocates as they consider how to implement those sections.
The 2014 bipartisan Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) reauthorization took important steps to improve access to quality child care, continuity of care, health and safety for children, and economic stability for families. However, near-stagnant federal funding levels have made it challenging for states…
President Trump has released his FY 2018 budget proposal, which is an assault on low-income children and families. The proposal would cut billions of dollars from health, human services, nutrition, and education—redirecting those funds as tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy. While giving lip…
Christine Johnson-Staub presented on CCDBG and its role in supporting working families to promote self-sufficiency, alongside Brooke DeRenzis of the National Skills Coalition.