2025 second_quarter Filing

Policy and funding issues related to early education and child care and funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program, including the FY 2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill.

Reconciliation process and issues related to tax incentives to support affordability of and access to child care for families, including the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act (H.R. 1827/S. 847), Child Care Workforce Act (H.R. 1826/S. 846), Affordable Child Care Act (H.R. 1408) and One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).