Quality child care and early education has long-term benefits for children and can help lessen disparities but recent research shows that Black families face challenges in access to quality programs. https://lnkd.in/eHvQA_vg
First Five Years Fund
Non-profit Organizations
Washington, District of Columbia 4,076 followers
Working to create a smarter, stronger, healthier & more productive America with high-quality early childhood education.
About us
Our goal is to ensure that all children, especially those from low-income families have access to early childhood opportunities that support their healthy development and help each child reach their full potential. America’s children should have equitable access to high-quality learning experiences with the federal government helping to support those most in need. The overwhelming research demonstrates that high-quality early care and education is a crucial component of a child’s healthy development. This is particularly true when one considers the role of quality early childhood education programs in offsetting sustained toxic stress and adversity often associated with living in poverty. In addition to the important health, nutrition and family economic supports that are vital to young children from birth through age five, quality early childhood education is proven to help kids from low-income families be successful in school, earn higher wages, live healthier lives, raise stronger families, and contribute to society. Unfortunately, low-income families are the least likely to have access to affordable, high-quality options for their children – particularly infants and toddlers. FFYF works to sustain and expand the support for early learning that exists at the federal level, while identifying and advancing new and innovative ways to increase access to quality early childhood education for children from low-income families. We help align best practices with the best possible policies and work with advocacy groups and policymakers on both sides of the aisle to identify federal solutions that work for children, families and taxpayers, as well as states and communities. Early childhood development is a practical, non-partisan issue—so we collaborate with a diverse and wide range of federal and state advocates, business and thought leaders, and policymakers to help build consensus and craft early childhood policies that provide lasting economic and social returns.
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http://www.ffyf.org
External link for First Five Years Fund
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2008
- Specialties
- GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC RELATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY, FEDERAL ADVOCACY, and LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGNS
Locations
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Primary
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1010 Vermont Ave NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20005, US
Employees at First Five Years Fund
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Sarah Rubinfield
Managing Director of Government Affairs at First Five Years Fund
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Sarah Rittling
Executive Director at First Five Years Fund
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Aradhana Walker
Therapist at Chicago Children's Advocacy Center
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Lucy Danley
Assistant Director of Digital Communications and Marketing at First Five Years Fund
Updates
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It is officially summer – but for working parents that can mean even more challenges accessing child care. This time of year child care shortages are exacerbated and staffing shortages leave providers without the workforce they need. https://lnkd.in/exz2wwCh
Strung out summer: Unaddressed childcare issues push parents to the brink
fortune.com
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First Five Years Fund reposted this
Publicly funded programs like Head Start, the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), and state pre-K are designed to make high-quality care and early learning more accessible. However, research finds that Black families from low-income households have limited access to these benefits. Read via First Five Years Fund:
New Report Finds Inequities in Early Child Care and Education Access Among Black Children and Families
https://www.ffyf.org
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BREAKING: Proposed federal funding levels have been released for FY25 including several child care and early learning programs. Check out a quick breakdown from FFYF policy director Amanda Guarino below. For more info click here: https://lnkd.in/dFJS4Xdd
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Check out the latest in our First Five Questions series! FFYF Executive Director Sarah Rittling sat down with Liat Krawczyk and Caitlin Codella Low to discuss the first-of-its-kind National Child Care Innovation Summit. https://lnkd.in/eV_cVXJD #ChildCareInnovationSummit
The First Five Questions For: Caitlin Codella and Liat Krawczyk
https://www.ffyf.org
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“Child care isn’t just a social issue. And it certainly isn’t just a women’s issue. It’s an economic issue.” Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo #ChildCareInnovationSummit
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What a great day to innovate!
Just like coffee fuels my day (boy, does it), child care fuels our economy. Excited to be a part of today’s National Child Care Innovation Summit (hosted by U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and U.S. Department of Commerce). Doubly excited to team up with Virginia’s Red Rooster Coffee (see their great child care story in the photo!) to keep this group alert and ready to innovate. Let’s get to work! ☕️
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FFYF's CCDBG fact sheets include tons of data on how the Child Care Development Block Grant serves families across the country. The resource below gives even more insight into the program, how it works, and its reach across all 50 states and Washington, DC. For links to all 51 state pages plus the national landscape, click here: https://lnkd.in/ghZ-jwcv
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What you should look out for this week 👀 For links to what's at play click here: https://lnkd.in/ePYY_TqX
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The rising cost of child care and early learning is hurting the financial futures of families while providers can barely make ends meet. Watch this video to hear the story of one provider who is closing her doors for good. https://lnkd.in/g52KXr9z
‘Double our mortgage': The child care crisis squeezing America | CNN