The country’s Early Care and Education infrastructure has been devastated by the pandemic and the subsequent economic collapse. Advocates and policymakers have the opportunity to maximize the impact of rescue funds to rebuild and reimagine a system that was inadequate before COVID-19 struck. Some of the new provisions build on actions Congress previously took in earlier COVID relief packages including CRSSA and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
GENERAL SUMMARIES, ANALYSIS, AND GUIDANCE
(04/2021) Congressional Recess Toolkit: Opportunities to Raise Awareness and Show Support for Child Care Relief in the American Rescue Plan, First Five Years Fund
(03/29/2021) Joint Letter to the HHS Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development, “Guidance States Need to Use ARPA Funds for Child Care Effectively,” Signed by 15 Organizations
(03/25/2021) Webinar: Spend Every Dime: How $40 Billion Can Change Child Care, CLASP, NAEYC, Education Counsel, and NAFCC
(03/10/2021) Child Care Relief Funding in American Rescue Plan: State-by-State Estimates, Center for Law and Social Policy
(03/04/2021) Three Steps State Child Care Agencies Can Take to Support an Equitable Economic Recovery, Urban Institute
(03/2021) State Implementation of the Historic COVID Child Care Relief and Stabilization Funds, Center for Law and Social Policy
(02/17/2021) The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) in FY2021 Reconciliation Proposals, Congressional Research Service
FUNDING TIMING
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(03/25/2021)Timeline from Webinar: Spend Every Dime: How $40 Billion Can Change Child Care, CLASP, NAEYC, Education Counsel, and NAFCC
PROVIDERS AND WORKFORCE
(03/15/2021) Child Care Center Financial Viability During COVID-19: Short-Time Compensation Programs (Work Sharing) Update, CED
(03/2021) Investing Recovery Dollars (ARP) in Early Learning Professional Development Systems, National Workforce Registry Alliance
(03/2021) Centering Values: Building an Equitable Future through the American Rescue Plan Act, Bank Street Education Center
(02/2021) Supporting the Child Care and Early Education Workforce: A Menu of Policy Options for the COVID-19 Pandemic and Recovery, Urban Institute
STATE ACTIONS AND ADVOCACY RECOMMENDATIONS
District of Columbia (04/07/2021) Recommendations to the Mayor, Co-signed by 29 District Organizations
Michigan (03/25/2021) Ensuring Quality Care for All Children in the State Budget, Michigan’s Children
New York (03/10/2021) Recommendations for Investing Federal Child Care Stimulus Funds, Empire State Child Care Campaign
PREVIOUS COVID RELIEF LEGISLATION
(04/5/2021) CCDBG COVID-19 Relief Funding At-a-Glance, First Five Years Fund
(03/28/2021) States’ Plans to Use the CRRSA’s $10B in Child Care Relief Funds, CLASP
(03/24/2021) 2021 Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) 60 Day Reports for States and Territories, U.S. Office of the Administration for Children and Families
(03/22/2021) State Use of Supplemental CCDBG funds from the December COVID Legislation, Bipartisan Policy Center
