The Early Care and Education Consortium is a non-profit alliance of America’s leading providers of quality early learning programs. Consortium members operate more than 7,600 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.
Election 2008: Step Up for Kids!
November 4 is election day. Show your support for children and for high-quality child care by participating in Step Up for Kids Day on September 16.
New Higher Education Act Signed in to Law!
Congress passed, and the President signed, the long-awaited reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The new bill includes loan forgiveness for child care teachers and much more.
Child and Adult Care Food Program Changes?
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides support for healthy meals and snacks served in child care programs and will be up for reauthorization in Congress in 2009. To find more about CACFP, and read ECEC's testimony on the reauthorization, visit our federal action center.
ECEC’s Latest Exchange Article Now Available
The Early Care and Education Consortium recently launched a new column for Exchange, a leading magazine for early childhood professionals. The topic for the September/October 2008 issue, "The State Budget and Your Budget," provides a quick overview of state budgets, where they come from, why they’re important to you and your center, and what you can do to ensure that your program is supported and that quality early learning is a priority.
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