Here you’ll find the latest information on the state early childhood policy and funding developments as they become available.
LEGISLATION AND OVERVIEWS
Latest Draft: Text of H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act (11/03/2021)
12/22 Changes to the Legislative Text, Senate HELP Committee (12/22/2021)
Child Care and Pre-K in the Build Back Better Act: A Look at the Legislative Text (First Five Years Fund, 12/14/2021)
Build Back Better: Updates and Timeline on the Key Provisions that Impact Children and Families (CLASP, 12/7/2021)
Webinar: The New Federal Investment: A Child Care Entitlement, Universal Pre-k, and What’s Next? (13 Early Childhood Organizations, 11/02/2021) (Spanish Language Recording) (Call Readout)
CHILD HEALTH
Messaging Guide: Maternal and Child Health (Think Babies, 12/10/2021)
Build Back Better Act: Health Coverage Provisions Explained (Georgetown Center for Children and Families, 11/19/2021)
Build Back Better Reconciliation Bill Would Take Big Strides in Expanding Health Coverage and Access for Children and Families
(Georgetown Center for Children and Families, 10/29/2021)
EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
Increased eligibility under BBB vs. current CCDBG (CLASP, 02/2022)
Sample Social Media Graphics: Child Care & Pre-K in Build Back Better (FFYF, 01/2022)
Build Back Better Plan FAQ for Family Child Care Providers in English, in Spanish (National Association for Family Child Care, 12/2021)
What Build Back Better Means for You: EarlyChildhood Educators and Program Leaders (NAEYC, 12/2021)
Career Pathways and Wage Ladders: A Key Opportunity for Improving Quality, Leveraging the Opportunities of Build Back Better (Bank Street Education Center, 12/2021)
Early Learning in the United States: 2021 State-by-State Fact Sheets (Center for American Progress, 12/2021)
FAQ on the Child Care and Preschool Provisions in the Build Back Better Act (First Five Years Fund, Updated: 12/15/2021)
Think Babies Build Back Better Storybook (ZERO TO THREE, 12/14/2021)
Childcare and Prekindergarten in The Build Back Better Act: A Guide for Policymakers (Regularly Updated)
(Hunt Institute, Updated: 12/13/2021)
Messaging Guide: Child Care (Think Babies, 12/10/2021)
States Have a Major Stake in Expanding Child Care and Pre-K (CLASP, 12/10/2021)
Investments in Child Care Are Needed to Improve Provider Pay and Reduce Parent Expense (CLASP, 12/07/2021)
The Build Back Better Act Substantially Expands Child Care Assistance (Center for American Progress, 12/02/2021)
Strategies to Guide the Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Relief Funding for Early Care and Education (Child Trends, 12/02/2021)
Capping the Co-pay: A State-by-State Analysis, Child Care Proposal Will Keep More Money in Families’ Pockets (CLASP, 11/2021)
Economic Effects of Expanding Subsidized Child Care and Providing Universal Preschool (Congressional Budget Office, 11/23/2021)
Understanding Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten Provisions in the Build Back Better Act (CLASP, 11/23/2021)
Faith-Based Child Care Data: A Clarification (Bipartisan Policy Center, 11/19/2021)
Fact Sheet: Care Economy Investments in Build Back Better (New America, 11/18/2021)
The Build Back Better Act Will Allow Parents To Choose Faith-Based Child Care and Pre-K (Center for American Progress, 11/18/2021)
7 Things to Know About Child Care and Universal Pre-K in the Build Back Better Act (CLASP, 11/12/2021)
State Median Income and Child Care Copayment Estimates Under Build Back Better (Hunt Institute, 11/05/2021)
Child Care and Pre-K in the Build Back Better Act: A Look at the Legislative Text (First Five Years Fund, 11/04/2021)
Build Back Better Summary of Child Care and Pre-K Titles (National Head Start Association, 11/04/2021)
PAID FAMILY LEAVE
Messaging Guide: Paid Leave (Think Babies, 12/10/2021)
Economic Effects of Offering a Federal Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (Congressional Budget Office, 11/23/2021)
Fact Sheet: Care Economy Investments in Build Back Better (New America, 11/18/2021)
10 Things to Know About Paid Family and Medical Leave in BBB (CLASP, 11/16/21)
FAMILY ECONOMIC SUPPORTS
What’s in Build Back Better? Lots to Help Working Families Get Ahead (NCCP, 02/2022)
Messaging Guide: Economic Security (Think Babies, 12/10/2021)
Build Back Better’s Child Tax Credit Changes Would Protect Millions From Poverty — Permanently (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 11/2021)
The Build Back Better Act’s Child Tax Credit: How the Bill Gets Us One Step Closer to a True Child Allowance (Children’s Defense Fund and CLASP, 09/2021)
EQUITY
How Build Back Better Advances Racial Equity in
Child Care and Early Education (CLASP, 01/2022)
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