In the final FY2020 Appropriations Bill, Congress increased by $550 million its investment in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), the largest source of federal funding for child care.
On December 2, 2019 CLASP submitted these comments to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in response to a request for information about increasing access to affordable, high-quality child care.
The House and Senate have proposed investing dramatically different amounts into the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). This factsheet is our state-by-state analysis of the number of children served by these starkly different CCDBG investments.
According to our estimates, a $2.4 billion increase would enable states to provide an additional 301,000 children with child care assistance. In this factsheet we estimate how a $2.4 billion CCDBG increase would be disbursed among the states and how many additional children each state would…
On August 1, 2019, the U.S. Senate passed a two-year budget bill, already approved by the House, for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. While this year’s bill did not include a specific funding commitment for child care, it paves the way to maintain and build on…
It’s widely known that federal child care funding is insufficient to serve every child who may be eligible for assistance. However, new CLASP analysis reveals that access varies significantly by race, ethnicity, and state.
High-quality child care programs offer safe, nurturing environments where children can learn and grow. That's why the CCDBG is critical for families with low incomes.
This report summarizes state experiences implementing the 2014 CCDBG Reauthorization Act, and related lessons CLASP has drawn from states and stakeholders that can inform future policy efforts.