Child Care & Early Learning

Smart Healthy Kids

Early Learning with Funding from Tobacco Tax

President Obama’s proposal would ensure that 2 million low- and moderate-income children have access to high-quality preschool — and it would prevent 1.7 million kids from smoking. Find out more at

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Download our toolkit for early learning advocates!

Get our new toolkit with talking points and details on planning your advocacy activities over the August recess and beyond!

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Leaning in with Child Care

Leaning in with Child Care

On 5/9, NWLC's Helen Blank participated in a discussion on child care jobs and the need for quality, affordable care. 

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Impact of Sequestration State by State

How will the March 1st across-the-board cuts impact children?

Our interactive map shows the impact of sequestration on CCDBG and Head Start in each state.

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Child Care & Early Learning Experts Discuss Reforms

On 9/27, NWLC's Helen Blank spoke on a NAF panel of experts in child care and early learning.

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Advocacy Toolkit
Quality Jobs and Quality Care
Impact of Sequestration
Reforming Child Care

Highlights

Reports & Toolkits | A Strong Start Makes a Difference

September 13, 2013

Early Learning! Lots of people are talking about it and we wanted to hear from the educators and parents who regularly witness the powerful effects of high-quality early learning. We asked individuals across the country to tell us about their experiences and what early learning has meant to the children in their lives.

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Fact Sheet | Proposed Statutory & Regulatory Changes to CCDBG

July 22, 2013

This chart compares current law governing the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) with provisions of the reauthorization bill and proposed regulations.

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Fact Sheet | Impact of Sequestration Cuts on Head Start, Child Care and Early Education: State and Local Examples

July 15, 2013

This chart summarizes the impact of the Sequestration cuts to early childhood programs in the states.

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Fact Sheet | High-Quality Prekindergarten Is a Wise Investment

March 8, 2013

Early education helps prepare children to succeed in school and in life. This fact sheet summarizes the beneifts of Prekindergarten.

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Reports & Toolkits | Downward Slide: State Child Care Assistance Policies 2012

October 11, 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.  

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More Resources

Coalition Action Materials | Coalition Letter to Sen. John Kerry Thanking Him for Introducing the Children First Act of 2011

September 02, 2011

The Child Care and Early Learning Coalition sent a letter to Senator John Kerry on September 2nd thanking him for introducing the Children First Act of 2011, a bill which will help low-income parents afford child care.

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Coalition Action Materials | Coalition Letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan in Support of Early Childhood Funding in FY 2013

September 02, 2011

The Child Care and Early Learning Coalition sent a letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in support of increasing investments in early childhood education programming for FY 2013 on September 2nd.

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Fact Sheet | Additional Child Care Funding Essential to Prevent State Cuts

August 18, 2011

Factsheet describes the size and impact of cuts in child care assistance in 20 states, as additional funding for child care assistance programs provided by the Recovery Act runs out, putting thousands of families at risk of losing the child care assistance that helps maintain their financial stability and ensure the well-being of their children. 

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Webinars & Presentations | Audio Recording for Early Childhood: Debt Deal's Impact on Early Childhood Programs

August 16, 2011

Helen Blank from the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), Adele Robinson from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Danielle Ewen from CLASP and Harriet Dichter from the First Five Years Fund provided an overview of the debt deal's implications for early childhood programs and other safety net programs.

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Webinars & Presentations | Transcript for Early Childhood: Debt Deal's Impact on Early Childhood Programs

August 16, 2011

Helen Blank from the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), Adele Robinson from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Danielle Ewen from CLASP, and Harriet Dichter from the First Five Years Fund provided an overview of the debt deal's implications for early childhood programs and other safety net programs.

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