Child Care & Early Education
The child care needs of American women and their families have increased dramatically as women with children have entered the paid workforce in unprecedented numbers. Yet high-quality child care is too often unaffordable or simply not available. Women and their families thus have a tremendous stake in public policies that will help make high-quality child care available and affordable to those who need it. That is why the National Women's Law Center is working to improve the quality, affordability, and accessibility of child care, with a special emphasis on ways to expand public and private financing of the changes needed to achieve these goals.
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The Latest:
- Administration's FY 2011 Budget: Early Childhood Highlights (February 1, 2010)
- A Sign-On Letter in Support of Senator Gillibrand and Representative Tonko's Bill to Improve the Child and Adult Care Food Program: The Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009 (January 27, 2010)
- Register for Conference Call on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. ET, The President's Budget Proposal: Opportunities and Challenges for Early Childhood Programs (January 26, 2010)
- Check out the 2010 Tax Credits Outreach Campaign and new fact sheet, An Expanded and Refundable Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Would Help Make Child Care More Affordable for Millions of Families (December 7, 2009)
- Join Sign-on Letter to the Senate in Support of the Early Learning Challenge Fund (December 3, 2009)
- A new website to better help advocates move forward on the systemic reforms found in the Agenda for Affordable, High-Quality, Child Care.
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Economic Recovery: Meeting the Needs of Women and Families
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will help women and families through these tough times, and preserve and create jobs for women and men.
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Federal Early Childhood Developments
The latest letters, publications and information from the National Women's Law Center's child care team on what's happening around early childhood on the federal level.
Early Learning Challenge Fund
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Developing America's Potential: An Agenda for Affordable, High-Quality Child Care
Developing America’s Potential: An Agenda for Affordable High-Quality Child Care is the product of a historic collaboration of national and state organizations to craft a shared “blueprint” for the future of child care. It offers a solid framework for guiding the reauthorization for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and other opportunities for child care improvement in the new administration and new Congress.
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