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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:
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
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
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
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
“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
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! ☕️
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
What you should look out for this week 👀 For links to what's at play click here: https://lnkd.in/ePYY_TqX
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
