OBBBA has now passed out of the Senate with a pending vote in the House this week, & it is critical we ensure the expansions to crucial child care tax credits - Sec. 45F, CDCTC and DCAP - are maintained in a final package. Send a message to Congress here! ececonsortium.quorum.us/campaign/12773…

President Donald Trump’s recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill features crippling cuts to health insurance, food stamps, and clean energy programs, yet significant new spending on child care. vox.com/policy/418992/…

Until recently, the Employer-Provided Childcare Tax Credit allowed companies to offset 25% of the cost of building or operating a child care facility for employees, or contracting with a qualified provider, for up to a $150,000 tax break annually. forbes.com/sites/danielle…

ECEC was pleased to attend the bill signing of two important bills that acknowledge the key role of community-based providers in the State's preschool program. These bills will help facilitate mixed delivery partnerships. nj.gov/governor/news/…

Without sufficient federal funding for early learning and care services, options for children and their families remain limited. Thankfully, there are efforts underway to increase access to affordable, high-quality care. ffyf.org/resources/2025…

Gov. Katie Hobbs has announced that over 900 children will gain access to child care assistance. In June, the governor signed the Arizona Promise Budget, which distributed $125.9 million in state and federal funds for child care. thecentersquare.com/arizona/articl…

Each year, Congress determines funding levels for all federal defense and non-defense discretionary programs, including those that support the care and education of children from birth through age five. ffyf.org/resources/2025…

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Committee, today introduced the Head Start for America’s Children Act after addressing more than 500 Head Start educators and administrators at the National Head Start Association conference. sanders.senate.gov/press-releases…

Reps. Goodlander, Panetta, Valadao and Fitzpatrick introduced the bipartisan Supporting Early-Childhood Educators’ Deductions (SEED) Act to ensure early childhood educators can claim the same federal tax deduction currently available to K-12 teachers. goodlander.house.gov/media/press-re…

Thank you to the Early Care and Education Consortium for stopping by to talk about updates to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act. Expanding access to quality early childhood education is critical, and it’s our mission at House Committee on Education & Workforce to help every child reach their full potential.

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Thank you Rep. Burgess Owens for your longstanding support for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)! This program is critical to ensuring low-income working families across the country have access to reliable and affordable high-quality child care.

Last week, Reps. Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), along with Reps. Underwood (D-IL), Baird (R-IN) and Mann (R-KS) introduced the Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act, which would lower the cost of childcare in agricultural and rural communities. gluesenkampperez.house.gov/posts/gluesenk…

In a new poll from FFYF, Rural Americans say money is tight, and child care is a significant part of that burden. The survey shows that the recent expansion of child care tax credits is very popular with both rural Democrats and Republicans. ffyf.org/2025/09/29/rur…

Researchers from the University of Maryland, College Park were contracted to conduct a detailed analysis of mixed delivery prekindergarten implementation in Maryland as mandated by the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (Blueprint). conduitstreet.mdcounties.org/2025/09/29/new…

The federal government shut down last night, with Congress unable to come to agreement over either the FY26 appropriations funding bill or a Continuing Resolution. Here's what we know about the impact on funding for child care and early learning programs. ffyf.org/resources/2025…

Businesses that provide childcare services to their employees could be eligible for a significant increase in the employer-provided childcare tax credit in the 2026 tax year. The max credit will jump to $500,000 & $600,000 for eligible small businesses. njbia.org/irs-employer-p…

This week, October 12–18, is Farm to CACFP (Child and Adult Food Program) Week, the national education campaign that aims to raise awareness of the benefits of connecting child and adult care sponsors and operators with local foods. frac.org/blog/farm-to-e…