Tonight, January 20, 2015 at 9PM Eastern, President Barack Obama will deliver the annual State of the Union address. President Obama's State of the Union address will focus on middle-class economics and provide some new proposals to help families offset the burden of child care costs.
President to Announce New Initiatives to Make Child Care More Affordable in Tonight's State of the Union
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Continue ReadingACF Announces Preliminary Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grantees
From the Department of Health and Human Services:
"HHS’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) today announced preliminary winners for its Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships grants to improve the quality of existing child care programs and expand access to high-quality care for infants and toddlers.
Thus far, 234 preliminary selected grant applicants in 49 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands will receive over $435 million in funding to help offer care and services to ensure that infants and toddlers have access to Early Head Start services in their communities."
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Continue ReadingAppropriators Release Spending Bill for Fiscal Year 2015 (CRomnibus Edition)
Tonight, Senator Mikulski and Rep. Hal Rogers announced a spending agreement for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2015. See the excerpt from the official summary released by the appropriators below for early childhood programs:
"The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee today released highlights of the fiscal year 2015 omnibus appropriations bill, “Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015,” that totals $1.014 trillion in discretionary spending in compliance with the bipartisan Murray-Ryan budget agreement. The bill funds the government through
September 30, 2015.
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Continue ReadingPresident Obama Signs Child Care and Development Block Grant into Law
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Continue ReadingBREAKING: President Obama Signs CCDBG Reauthorization Bill into Law
Today, President Barack Obama signed S.1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 into law.
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Continue ReadingBREAKING: Congress Sends Bi-Partisan Child Care Bill to President
For the first time in 18 years, Congress has passed CCDBG Reauthorization, as the bill now awaits President Obama’s signature to become law.
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