On February 9, Congress passed and the President signed a two-year budget deal, under which an additional $5.8 billion in discretionary funding will be provided over two years for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). This factsheet, created by CLASP and the National…
CLASP applauds the U.S. Senate for including a historic increase in funding for CCDBG in its budget agreement. This significant win will help 230,000 children whose hard-working parents struggle to afford child care.
Doubling discretionary funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)—an increase of $2.9 billion in FY 2018 —would allow states to expand child care assistance to nearly 230,000 additional children. This fact sheet breaks down how many more children would recieve assistance by…
This fact sheet analyzes the federal spending priorities that Senator Sanders (I-VT) and Senator Warren (D-MA) outlined on December 8, 2017. Their proposal would support hard-working families by significantly increasing funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG).
On September 14, 2017, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Representative Jared Polis (D-CO), and Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act, which would guarantee affordable, high-quality child care to millions of working families.
CCDBG is in peril. To fund it, Congress must provide $1.4 billion to the states. Without this additional funding, nearly 217,000 kids are at risk of losing access to child care.
U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee is voting on the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (L-HHS) funding bill for fiscal year 2018 (FY18). The bill proposed by the Appropriations Committee majority in the House allocates a total of $156 billion, which is $5…
CLASP and NWLC have provided guidance on implementing the Child Care and Development Block Grant following its 2014 reauthorization and 2016 final rule.
This guidebook summarizes and analyzes key sections of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and offers recommendations—and cautions—for policymakers and advocates as they consider how to implement those sections.