On February 3, 2026, Congress passed an amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, funding all federal programs with the exception of the Department of Homeland Security for a full year. President Trump subsequently signed the bill into law. The law offers small increases for…

CLASP and other national partners organized a sign-on letter and submitted comments on the NPRM to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on February 4, 2026.

By Alyssa Fortner Child care enables parents and caregivers to participate in the workforce, attend school and training programs, and take care of other responsibilities while their children are cared for in safe and stable early education programs. Despite its value, child care has historically…

By Alyssa Fortner Child care enables parents and caregivers to participate in the workforce, attend school and training programs, and take care of other responsibilities while their children are cared for in safe and stable early education programs. Despite its value, child care has historically…

Child care has long been unaffordable and inaccessible for many families. The Child Care Development Fund, the primary federal funding source to help families with low incomes access child care, is a crucial support for many families. However, Congress has never funded child care at…

This fact sheet analyzes national and state spending and participation data for CCDBG- and TANF-funded child care for FY 2019.

In this factsheet, CLASP details child care assistance participation and spending based on the most recent, publicly released data. 

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.

This brief contains an in-depth analysis of national trends and 50-state data for spending and participation in CCDBG-and TANF-funded child care programs during the federal fiscal year (FY) 2014.