ICYMI: The Senate Finance Committee recently held a hearing focused on helping working families find and afford the child care they need. See what the committee members had to say about how federal investments make child care more affordable and accessible: https://lnkd.in/guTgSdaF
First Five Years Fund
Non-profit Organizations
Washington, District of Columbia 4,442 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
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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Members in both chambers and across the aisle have been keeping child care top of mind! Lawmakers had a lot to say about the challenges facing kids, their families, and the providers who care for them. Highlights from their discussions here: https://lnkd.in/ewT9U4N5
Essential Excerpts: Child Care Quotes From The Hill
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Keep up with the most important child care and early learning policy resources, data points, and events with our weekly newsletter FFYF Insider. To stay in the know, subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/eebWgTPJ
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#DYK 76% of voters are in favor of increasing the federal child care tax credit (CDCTC)? Recent FFYF data shows that modernizing the child care tax credit could save families as much as a month of child care, or the equivalent of a rent payment. https://lnkd.in/d_ZaDNkF
Parents Received $1.5K More Under Temporarily Expanded Child Care Tax Credit
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A new report from Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center tracks child care and early learning proposals in state legislative sessions this year. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ebC6VBit
Overview of 2024 State Legislation Impacting Child Care
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What you need to know this week 👇 For links to what's at play click here: https://lnkd.in/ePYY_TqX
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This is just a small slice of the information available in FFYF’s 2024 State Fact Sheets. On top of the big picture information shown here, we have individual data points for all 50 states and DC. 📊 Check it out! https://lnkd.in/e3c33337
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🚨 NEW FACT SHEETS! 🚨 FFYF’s annual child care and early learning fact sheets are LIVE and chock full of state specific data about how federal funding supports families, providers, and the economy. Find your state here! https://lnkd.in/e3c33337
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A recent study by RAPID Survey Project found that parents of young children and child care providers want elected officials to know that child care is a top concern. What they heard from parents and child care providers here: https://lnkd.in/g6gC_uPE
Survey Sheds Light on What Parents and Child Care Providers Want Elected Officials to Know
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“Strong federal funding is essential to strengthening child care in the United States, and updating provisions of the federal tax code is also an important part of the equation.” Earlier this week. FFYF Executive Director Sarah Rittling joined a roundtable hosted by the New Democrat Coalition to discuss ways Congress can address the rising costs of child care and the ongoing workforce shortage faced by providers. Federal investments in child care and early learning make a huge difference for families and providers. Updating the tax code and strengthening funding would be a big step in the right direction.
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