Action plan to improve access to child care assistance for low-income families in the South: An analysis of legal issues
An exploration of the legal issues encountered in the Action Plan set forth by the Southern Regional Task Force on Families to increase assistance with child care for low-income families in the Southern United States
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Addressing child care challenges for children with disabilities: Proposals for CCDBG and IDEAS reauthorizations
A brief outlining the federal programs regulating child care and early intervention for children with disabilities, with recommendations for reauthorization.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Administration is misstating amount of child care funding in pending TANF reauthorization bills: Bills provide far less funding than has been claimed and would cause large reductions in the number of children assisted
A report comparing the levels of child care funding included in the proposed TANF reauthorization legislation to the estimated fiscal need
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Bush Administration projects that the number of children receiving child care subsidies will fall by 200,000 during the next five years: Actual loss in child care subsidies likely would be far greater
A brief on the effects of the Bush Administration's proposed budget on child care subsidy receipt.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care programs help parents find and keep jobs: Funding shortfalls leave many families without assistance
A description of the impact of child care assistance and funding cutbacks on low income families.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
CLASP comments on the May 10, 2001 child care high performance bonus interim final rule
A discussion of the position of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) High Performance Bonus regulations
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Coming together for children with disabilities: State collaboration to support quality, inclusive child care
A summary of state policies which would provide special education and early intervention services to low-income children with disabilities in child care programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Coming together for children with disabilities: State collaboration to support quality, inclusive child care
A study of state policies which would provide special education and early intervention services to low-income children with disabilities in child care programs
Reports & Papers
Comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
Comments on the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
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Five reasons why the Senate should adopt the Snowe-Dodd Amendment to increase child care funding
A fact sheet advocating the adoption of an amendment that would increase child care funding in the Senate's welfare reauthorization legislation.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
GAO finds state child care assistance limits disproportionately impact low-income, working, non-TANF families and children
A brief on a U.S. General Accounting Office report about decreased access to child care assistance for low-income working families in 23 states.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Headed in the wrong direction: Why the House Head Start Bill (H.R. 2210) is unlikely to make the program better
A discussion of the House Head Start Bill (H.R. 2210).
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Head Start reauthorization: A preliminary analysis of H.R. 2210, the ''School Readiness Act of 2003'' (as adopted by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on June 19, 2003)
An in-depth analysis of the U.S. House of Representatives Head Start reauthorization bill.
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House and Senate TANF reauthorization bills would not free up large sums for child care
A critique of the amount of funding available for states to use for child care after the reauthorization of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) legislation
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The House Welfare Bill (H.R. 4) does not provide enough child care funding to meet work requirements
A critique of the House of Representatives 2003 welfare reauthorization bill (H.R. 4) criticizing the legislations lack of child care assistance to low-income families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Making the case for increasing federal child care funding: A fact sheet
A fact sheet that outlines a series of social and economic reasons to increase child care funding for low income families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Missed opportunities?: The possibilities and challenges of funding high-quality preschool through Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act
A report suggesting how Title I funds can be used to support preschool programs and discussing the potential impact of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation on the future availability of Title I funding
Reports & Papers
Myths about the adequacy of current child care funding
A fact sheet on inaccuracies in claims about the adequacy of federal funds for child care.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
New child care resources are needed to prevent the loss of child care assistance for hundreds of thousands of children in working families
A review of recent cuts in government funding for child care and how these reductions will affect low income working families' accessibility to child care
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Preparing for success: How Head Start helps children with disabilities and their families
A brief on Head Start services for children with disabilities.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Reversing direction on welfare reform: President's budget cuts child care for more than 300,000 children
A fact sheet reviewing the President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2005 and its implications for child care funding
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Reversing direction on welfare reform: President's budget cuts child care for more than 300,000 children: Appendix - Technical explanation of CLASP/Center on budget estimate
An estimate of the loss in child care slots if Child Care and Development Block Grants (CCDBG) remain at their present funding levels or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding declines in fiscal year 2003
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Side-by-side comparison of child care and early education provisions in House bills and Administration proposals
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Side-by-side comparison of child care and early education provisions in key Senate, House, and Administration bills and proposals
A comparative analysis of comparing various child care and early education provisions in current law and a group of major Congressional proposals addressing reauthorization and early education as of January 7, 2004
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Side-by-side comparison of child care and early education provisions in key Senate, House, and Administration bills and proposals
A comparative analysis of various child care and early education provisions in current law and a group of major Congressional proposals addressing reauthorization and early education as of June 18, 2003
Fact Sheets & Briefs
