Last week, the Department of Labor announced a new $25 million grant program to support job training and access to quality child care. (more…)...
Department of Labor Announces New Child Care Grant
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January is National Radon Action Month
January is National Radon Action Month. Radon is an odorless, colorless, radioactive gas. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, second only to tobacco. Radon occurs naturally from the breakdown of uranium. It is estimated ...
Child Care Aware® of America Announces Plans for 2016 Symposium
ARLINGTON, VA - Child Care Aware ® of America, the nation’s leading voice for child care will host its largest gathering of child care experts, including leaders from Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies, early educators, child care pr...
Proposed Rule-Making On the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
Today, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) PUBLISH the much anticipated proposed rule-making on the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). This proposed rule will make changes to CCDF in order to comply with the 2014 CCDBG law. ACF is seek...
Deal Reached on Federal Budget
Late last night, House Speaker, Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced that a deal was reached on the FY 2016 budget and unveiled a $1.15 trillion spending bill that would fund the government thru September 30, 2016. This bi-partisan bill includes very favorable fund...
President Obama Signs Education Bill Into Law
This morning, President Obama signed S. 1177 (Conference Report H 114-354), the “Every Student Succeeds Act,” into law at a bi-partisan ceremony at the White House. The President was joined by Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, along with Senator...
November 2015 Footnotes
As I write this, we’re a week into December and already the past month feels like an eternity ago! Our policy team was especially busy in November, though we had some other staff on the road before the holidays as well. (more…)...
Cost and Availability of Child Care Continues to Burden American Families
Arlington, VA – The 2015 Parents and the High Cost of Child Care report released today by Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA) shows a continued trend of child care costs that put a strain on families, rivaling what the average family pays for one...
Announcing the 2015 Cost of Child Care Report
Eleven million children younger than age five are in some form of child care in the United States. That is a pretty staggering number when you consider the cost of child care in this country – on both the family and provider sides of the equation...
Congress on the Verge of Overhauling No Child Left Behind
Earlier this week, the House voted 359-64 and approved S. 1177 (the “Every Student Succeeds Act”), a measure that would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for the first time since 2002, ending an eight year effort to rewrite...
