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Oct 19, 20242 min read
Key Takeaways from Recent Child Care Funding Reports: What Pandemic Relief Taught Us
Explore key reports on how pandemic relief funding stabilized child care and the urgent need for sustained investment in the industry.
Oct 14, 20243 min read
Child Care Tax Policy: A Crucial Path Forward for Families and Businesses
Tax policy reforms could help ease the child care crisis, expanding access and affordability for families while incentivizing business suppo
Oct 14, 20242 min read
Child Care in the News: Election Impact, Worker Wages, and Business Action
Child care costs are soaring, workers face poverty wages, and businesses are stepping up. Read this week's child care news update.
Oct 12, 20242 min read
Child Care Funding Cliff One Year Later: Rising Prices, Shrinking Options, and Families Squeezed
The expiration of child care stabilization funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has left the sector facing significant...
Oct 10, 20242 min read
USDA Announces $200 Million for CACFP Providers
USDA announces $200M boost for CACFP providers, enhancing meal quality and expanding access to nutritious food for children and adults.
Oct 8, 20241 min read
FY25 Appropriations: What’s at Stake for Child Care and Early Learning
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee recently took an important step toward addressing the ongoing child care crisis by approving its...
Oct 7, 20243 min read
Child Care in the News: Ongoing Challenges as Pandemic Funding Ends
This week’s child care news covers the struggles parents and child care providers continue to face as pandemic funding ends. From the...
Oct 1, 20243 min read
Pandemic-Era Child Care Funding: A Lifeline That Should Not End
As we reflect on the past few years, it’s clear that child care has been at the center of many challenges faced by families, providers,...
Sep 30, 20243 min read
Child Care in the News
Child care funding set to expire, deepening the crisis for families. Rising costs, policy debates, and closures highlight need for action.
Sep 26, 20242 min read
What Could 2023 Child Poverty Rates Have Looked Like Had the Expanded Child Tax Credit Still Been in Place?
The Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University (CSSP) recently released a brief that offers a sobering analysis of what...
Sep 5, 20242 min read
Advocating for Tribal Child Care: NICCA’s Comments on the FY 2026-2028 Tribal CCDF Plan Preprint
At the National Indian Child Care Association (NICCA), we are dedicated to advocating for the best interests of Tribal children,...
Jul 22, 20242 min read
Preparing for the CCDF Triennial Child Count for FFY 2026-2028
New Program Instructions (PI) for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Triennial Child Count
Feb 29, 20242 min read
Enhancing Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability: New CCDF Regulations
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has introduced significant regulatory changes to the Child Care and Development Fund...
Jan 3, 20242 min read
NICCA Response to Tribal RFI
The National Indian Child Care Association (NICCA) has submitted formal comments in response to the Office of Child Care’s (OCC) Request...
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