by kids1stadvocac | Mar 24, 2026 | Federal
The First Five Years Fund, in partnership with the House Bipartisan Pre-K and Child Care Caucus, convened the “ABCs of Federal Early Learning and Child Care” briefing on March 17th. House Caucus Co-Chairs, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Rep. Susan Bonamici (D-OR),...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 13, 2026 | Federal
On Thursday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing, “Restoring Integrity: Preventing Fraud in Child Care Assistance Programs.” Committee Chair Senator Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), opened the proceedings by voicing...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 18, 2025 | State
Cal Matters When my daughter’s development stalled and then regressed, her bright personality dimmed. Doctors said to wait. But as a clinician I suspected she needed urgent help — the kind that Early Start, California’s early intervention program, provides....
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 23, 2025 | State
WUNC A UNC-Chapel Hill program partnering with a dozen community colleges across the state has lost a federal grant to help train future preschool teachers to better serve students with disabilities. It’s part of the U.S. Department of Education’s...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 9, 2025 | Federal
With federal backing by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), experts in developmental science and medical social science at Northwestern University have announced the creation of a new NIH Toolbox designed to provide a nationally standardized way to measure...
