“Child Care Aware® of America is pleased to support the Child Care Modernization Act and thanks Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) for their leadership updating the Child Care and Development Block Grant, the primary federal program that helps working families afford child care,” said Susan Gale Perry, Chief Executive Officer at Child Care Aware® of America. “With the national annual price of child care at an average of $13,128, we know that child care is out of reach for many families across the country. The Child Care Modernization Act recognizes that we must do more to make child care more affordable and more available, and alongside strong investments in our child care system would move us forward towards that goal.”
Child Care Aware® of America Supports Introduction of the Child Care Modernization Act
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Continue ReadingStates Step Up, but Child Care Funding Gaps Remain: New CCAoA Report Highlights 2025 Legislative Wins and Risks Ahead
Arlington, VA—Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA) has released the State Session Round-Up: Summer 2025, a review of state legislative action on child care. The report finds that many states made historic investments and policy innovations in 2025 and continue to lead the way in creative child care supply and demand side policy solutions and investments.
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Continue ReadingCCAoA Reacts to President Trump’s FY26 Budget
Washington, D.C.—With the release of the Trump Administration’s full Fiscal Year 2026 Budget request, Susan Gale Perry, Chief Executive Officer at Child Care Aware of America, issued the following statement:
Topics: Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Continue ReadingCCAoA Statement on House Budget Reconciliation Bill
Washington, D.C. – Following the House of Representatives’ passage of their budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), Susan Gale Perry, Chief Executive Officer at Child Care Aware of America, issued the following statement:
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Continue ReadingMore Child Care Programs, Less Access: The Child Care Affordability Gap Widens
Arlington, VA—While America’s child care supply grew nationally, the price of that care continues to rise—placing affordable, high-quality care out of reach for many families. A new report released today by Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA), Child Care in America: 2024 Price & Supply, shows that despite promising signs of increased supply, affordability remains a major barrier—and underscores the need for increased, sustained federal and state investment.
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Continue ReadingElevating Providers, Strengthening Systems: CCAoA Marks Provider Appreciation Day
Arlington, VA—Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA) proudly leads families, advocates, communities, and child care leaders across the country on May 9, 2025, in the celebration of Provider Appreciation Day to honor the extraordinary dedication of child care providers. These professionals are the backbone of early childhood development—nurturing young children, supporting working families.
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Continue ReadingStatement on potential elimination of funding for Head Start
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Continue ReadingChild Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Organizations Are Key to Thriving Communities
Arlington, VA—Today, Child Care Aware of America® released its groundbreaking new position statement: Making States and Communities Child Care Strong: The Role of Child Care Resource & Referral Organizations designed to elevate the critical role of child care resource and referral organizations (CCR&Rs) by clarifying the essential services they provide, defining what effective CCR&Rs look like, and offering actionable strategies for policymakers, administrators, business leaders, and CCR&Rs themselves to work together to strengthen child care systems nationwide.
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Continue ReadingChild Care Aware of America Reacts to Federal Funding Pause
Washington, D.C. – With news that the Office of Management and Budget has issued a freeze on funding for federal programs, Susan Gale Perry, Chief Executive Officer at Child Care Aware of America, issued the following statement:
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Continue ReadingChild Care Aware of America urges incoming Administration and Congress to strengthen child care
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