Report Highlights Benefits of Allowing Campaign Spend on Child Care
Campaign Finance
Report Highlights Benefits of Allowing Campaign Spend on Child Care
2024-01-26 21:30:44
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The number of parent-candidates for federal office using campaign funds to cover their child care costs has jumped more than 600% since the Federal Election Commission approved the practice in 2018, but more needs to be done to... Read More

Vice President Unveils Plan to Lower Child Care Costs
Child Care
Vice President Unveils Plan to Lower Child Care Costs
2023-07-11 19:08:38
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration unveiled plans intended to lower the cost of child care for most Americans and strengthen the existing Child Care and Development Block Grant program. In a call with reporters Tuesday morning, Vice President Kamala Harris... Read More

Biden Signs EO Expanding Access to Child and Long-Term Care
White House
Biden Signs EO Expanding Access to Child and Long-Term Care
2023-04-19 17:11:04
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order during a Rose Garden ceremony dramatically expanding access to child care and long-term care for the elderly and others that need it. “We’re here today to take action on... Read More

Top Lawmakers Reach Deal on Ukraine Aid, $1.5T Spending
Congress
Top Lawmakers Reach Deal on Ukraine Aid, $1.5T Spending

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan deal early Wednesday providing $13.6 billion to help Ukraine and European allies plus billions more to battle the pandemic as part of an overdue $1.5 trillion measure financing federal agencies for the... Read More

Child Care Relief in COVID Bill Nets Praise
Congress
Child Care Relief in COVID Bill Nets Praise
2021-03-12 14:21:28
by Sara Wilkerson

The National Association for the Education of Young Children announced its support of the passage of the American Rescue Plan, which includes $39 billion in child care relief.  The legislative relief will address the needs of parents, educators and child... Read More

Losses Mount as Child Care Workers Look for Help
Child Care
Losses Mount as Child Care Workers Look for Help
2021-02-22 16:08:47
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON -- Speaking to a congressional panel on Friday, child care experts talked about how children and their caretakers were thrown into sometimes chaotic lifestyles and schedules by the coronavirus pandemic and the recession it caused. A House Appropriations subcommittee... Read More

Child Care Sector On Brink Of Collapse
Congress
Child Care Sector On Brink Of Collapse
2020-07-28 20:31:20
by Gaspard Le Dem

WASHINGTON - Just a few months ago, Braudilia Mendez had four employees to help care for the toddlers at Curious Mind, a bilingual child care center in Washington, D.C.’s Petworth neighborhood. But when the pandemic struck, Mendez was forced to... Read More

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