Child Care Assistance

Many families struggle with the costs of child care and need a helping hand to afford high-quality child care to keep working.

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Fact Sheet | The Sequester Deprives Families of Access to Affordable, High-Quality Child Care

May 02, 2013

The across-the-board cuts implemented under the sequester are undermining critical supports for children and families, including child care assistance provided through the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG).

Fact Sheet | Child Care: A Core Support to Children and Families

February 12, 2013

This fact sheet offers an overview of the importance of child care assistance for children and families.

Fact Sheet | On the Edges: Child Care Assistance Policies that Affect Parents, Providers, and Children

December 18, 2012

This fact sheet discusses eligibility and reimbursement policies that have a significant impact of parents' access to affordable, high-quality child care.

Infographics and Internet Memes | Women Can't Afford More Tax Cuts for the Rich

November 28, 2012

What could the average tax cut per millionaire in 2013 support? Check out our new infographic to see.

Fact Sheet | State by State Fact Sheets: Child Care Assistance Policies 2012

November 08, 2012

The National Women's Law Center's 9th annual review of key child care subsidy policies in all fifty states and the District of Columbia reveals that families were worse off in 27 states than they were in 2011 under one or more child care assistance policies. Families are not only worse off in 2012 than they were in 2011, but are also worse off than a decade ago.