The Early Care and Education Consortium is a non-profit alliance of America's leading providers of quality early learning programs. Consortium members operate over 8,000 licensed centers caring for and educating nearly 800,000 children every day across the country. The Early Care and Education Consortium is an advocacy voice for child care providers as policies for child care and early learning develop and change across the country. For more information about our policy priorities and our members, read About ECEC.
Administration Releases FY2011 Budget Proposal; Highlights Child Care
On February 1, the Administration released their fiscal year 2011 budget proposal. It includes an increase of $1.6 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant, which helps working families afford child care. The package also includes an expansion of the Child and Dependent Care Tax credit to reach families at higher income levels and to increase the amount of expenses that parents can include. For more information on the Administration's proposal, click here!
Congressional Briefing Held on the Child Care Food Program
On January 26, ECEC co-sponsored a briefing in Washington, DC for policymakers and advocates on the vital role of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in providing food and high-quality nutrition for hungry children in child care programs and highlighted actions needed in the upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization to improve CACFP, including supporting the Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act. Click here for more information on child nutrition and CACFP!
Sustaining Child Care Programs Through the Recession: Listen to ECEC Radio’s Latest Broadcast Today!
The recession is making it tough on lots of businesses, including child care, and yet child care is crucial for our economy to recover. Sustaining Child Care Programs Through the Recession, featuring Dr. Mildred Warner, Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University, and Scott Cotter, President of Childcare Network, explains why subsidized child care programs are critical for working families and critical to our economic recovery.
Ohio Advocates: Register Today for the 2010 Ohio Early Care and Education Conference!
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