The 2014 bipartisan Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) reauthorization took important steps to improve access to quality child care, continuity of care, health and safety for children, and economic stability for families. However, near-stagnant federal funding levels have made it challenging for states…
President Trump has released his FY 2018 budget proposal, which is an assault on low-income children and families. The proposal would cut billions of dollars from health, human services, nutrition, and education—redirecting those funds as tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy. While giving lip…
Christine Johnson-Staub presented on CCDBG and its role in supporting working families to promote self-sufficiency, alongside Brooke DeRenzis of the National Skills Coalition.
The Trump Administration appears to be pivoting from an earlier child care tax deduction proposal to one based on tax credits. This proposal is couched within a blueprint for tax reform that would give enormous tax cuts to wealthy Americans and corporations. But a modest…
This brief provides recommendations to support racial equity by effectively implementing the Child Care and Development Block Grant, focusing on opportunities to enroll, engage, and educate Black children and families.
This article highlights five lessons learned from the Work Support Strategies initiative, which helped states improve access to public benefits while reducing administrative burdens for state workers.
This fact sheet details immigrant eligibility for early childhood programs, specifically child care subsidies and Head Start, as they exist under current law and guidance.