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 Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009

January 26, 2010

Reports & Toolkits | State Child Care Assistance Policies 2009: Most States Hold the Line, But Some Lose Ground in Hard Times

September 15, 2009

A study by the National Women's Law Center of child care policies in 50 states and the District of Columbia reveals that between February of 2008 and February of 2009, more states made cuts than made improvements in desperately needed child care assistance, worsening an already bleak landscape for parents trying to afford reliable child care.

Coalition Action Materials | Letter to the House Re: Early Learning Challenge Fund Included in H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act

September 14, 2009

Coalition Action Materials | Letter to Secretary Sebelius Re: Funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, and Early Head Start

September 09, 2009

Fact Sheet | Early Childhood and After School Appropriations Update - August 2009

August 19, 2009

NWLC Early Childhood and After School Appropriations Update August 2009

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The Senate expects to take its bill to the floor in September. (The 2009 federal fiscal year runs out on September 30.) Some programs did not receive increases of significant increases compared to current levels because they were included in the ARRA (stimulus) legislation that covers fiscal years 2009 and 2010.

Highlights of the bills include: