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 HHS Secretary Sebelius in Support of Early Childhood Investments in FY 2013

August 12, 2011

On August 12, 2011, the Child Care and Early Learning Coalition sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebeilus in support of increasing investments in early childhood for FY 2013.

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Coalition Action Materials | Join the Fight for Increases in Head Start and Child Care

August 10, 2011

The legislation that will most affect profoundly young children and their families over the next decade is the Budget Control Act of 2011. The Act lays out a plan for deep cuts that could affect early childhood programs, including child care and Head Start. Early childhood advocates will also need to turn their attention to the FY 2012 appropriations process and ensure investments in early childhood continue.

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Coalition Action Materials | Coalition Letter and Comments on Guidelines to Early Learning Challenge Initiative

July 11, 2011

On July 11, 2011, members of the Child Care and Early Learning Coalition submitted a letter and set of comments on the draft requirements, priorities, selection criteria, and definitions for the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) grants to Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and the Administration. The Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge’s goal is to incentivize states to create systems for improving the quality of early learning settings for children ages birth to five and increase disadvantaged children’s access to higher-quality early learning programs.

Download the letter and comments below for more information.

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Coalition Action Materials | Letter in Support of Proposed SNAP Eligibility, Certification, and Employment and Training Provisions

July 05, 2011

NWLC supports the Department of Agriculture’s proposal to eliminate the cap on the deduction for dependent care expenses in determining SNAP (Food Stamp) eligibility, which has the potential to greatly expand access to benefits for low-income families. 

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Coalition Action Materials | Coalition Letter in Support of The Children First Act of 2011

June 24, 2011

On June 24, 2011, the Child Care and Early Learning Coalition sent a letter in support of The Children First Act of 2011, introduced by Senator John Kerry (D-MA). The Children First Act of 2011 increases the mandatory funding portion of  the Child Care and Development Block Grant and makes several important improvements related to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)-funded child care and parents who need child care who receive TANF benefits.

To view the letter from the Child Care and Early Learning Coalition, download the link below.

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