This final rule enacts policies that will further destabilize an already fragile child care system, jeopardizing both families and providers. This is not what our nation needs. Instead, we need robust federal investments in a child care system that values and pays providers well and…
Program integrity and accountability policies are part of all federal social services programs. This brief provides an overview of the comprehensive monitoring and oversight of fiscal program integrity processes in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program.
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 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.