Restoring Hope and Fostering Value through Staffed Family Child Care Networks
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Restoring Hope and Fostering Value through Staffed Family Child Care Networks
Child Care Aware® of America’s (CCAoA) recent report, Catalyzing Growth, shares details of the continuing decline in the supply of home-based child care (HBCC) options for families. HBCC providers have long faced burn out, low wages and a lack of bene...
Nominations for the 2024 CCAoA Board of Directors Opens August 18
Child Care Aware® of America is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2024 Board of Directors opens on August 18! During the COVID-19 pandemic, child care gained unprecedented levels of funding and public and policymaker support. No...
Health Insurance and the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Update on Child Care Funding in FY24 Appropriations
Update on Child Care Funding in FY24 Appropriations
Negotiations for annual federal funding are in full swing, and we have a fight ahead to ensure child care and early education programs receive the necessary investments to support children, families, and communities. House of Representatives On July 1...
Using Data to Maximize Your Advocacy
Summer Federal Policy Updates
As the much-anticipated Congressional August recess approaches, it is important to note all that has happened since the start of the 118 th Congress in January. Over the past seven months, there have been several child care and early education bills in...
The Historical Significance of Juneteenth for Child Care
“Some of my favorite memories are of being in the care of my grandmother, who was a family child care provider, but Nana to me. I wanted my own daughter to enjoy that same feeling of love and security Nana provides when it was time for her to be in chi...
Making the Case for Future Investments through Provider Stories
Federal relief for child care has been a lifeline to the sector. Congress approved $52.5 billion over three separate relief packages to help the child care sector recover and rebuild in the wake of the pandemic. Unfortunately, these one-time funds are dwi...
