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.
Posts Tagged ‘child care and development block grant’
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 »
Call-in for kids: November 15, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care and development block grant, Early Childhood Education, Early Learning Challenge Fund, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals, Head Start on November 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Congress is back in Washington on Monday, November 15 and has limited time to do some important work: ensure that funding is not cut for child care and Head Start before the end of the year. Without sufficient funding, as many as to 300,000 children could be dropped from child care and Head Start. Your [...]
Early Education Could Get a Federal Boost
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, child and dependent care tax credit, child care, child care and development block grant, Early Childhood Education, Early Learning Challenge Fund, ECE Legislation, President Obama, promise neighborhoods on March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this year, President Obama released his budget request for next year (fiscal year 2011). The President called for a ‘freeze’ of total federal discretionary spending over the next three years. Despite this freeze, he has proposed significant increases in discretionary spending on programs that impact children (a $6.12 billion increase over last year)! With [...]
