The original House version of the Federal 2011 budget would have cut $1 billion, or 15%, of the national Head Start budget, and would have cut the child care budget by $39 million. Fortunately, early care and education got a significant victory in the final compromise package worked out by the House, Senate and President [...]
Posts Tagged ‘CCDBG’
Early Education Fares Well in the 2011 Federal Budget
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, CCDBG, child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, Head Start, President Obama on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today is the Day to Call-in for Kids!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CCDBG, child care, child care and development block grant, Early Childhood Education, early education advocacy, Early Learning Challenge Fund, Head Start on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Watch the video above and follow the instructions in our previous blog post to call your legislators! Help us ensure that federal funding for early education does not get cut.
Early Education is Prioritized in Federal Spending
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CACFP, CCDBG, child and adult food care program, child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, pell grant on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
2011 Early Education Spending Increases Suggested On July 15th, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education approved a fiscal 2011 spending bill that would increase federal early education spending. The spending bill includes: • An increase of $700 million for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (total appropriation of [...]
