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reauthorization in 2014, the act explicitly named child development as one of its objectives. It mandated a certain percentage of the funds be used to increase quality in subsidized child care, established new health and safety standards, earmarked funds specifically for infants and toddlers, and required states provide families with information about providers’ licensing, histories, and inspections.
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Since CCDBG’s inception, much has been learned about the role of early learning and development on the success of a child, and CCDBG has become an important tool not just for helping families work, but also for helping them ensure their children get a strong start in life. When CCDBG won bipartisan
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Democrats both prioritized child care as a crucial component for getting essential workers into the workplace, fueling workforce expansion, and simultaneously supporting the safety and development of children. All of the major relief packages passed by
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Child care assistance helps families succeed financially. When families receive child care assistance they are more likely to be employed and to have higher earnings. Approximately 1.8 million children receive CCDBG-funded child care in an average month. Yet, only one in seven eligible children
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Congress contained significant infusions into CCDBG. In 2021, Joe Biden passed The
American Rescue Plan, with no votes from Republicans in Congress. The ARPA included: $ 15 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant.
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President Donald Trump and majorities in both parties approved a historic increase of $ 2.37 billion for CCDBG.
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Funding was first authorized under the CCDBG Act of 1990, which was enacted under the
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