Working to create a smarter, stronger, healthier & more productive America with high-quality child care and early education through bipartisan federal advocacy.
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First Five Years Fund retweeted
Groundwork Ohio President & CEO Lynanne Gutierrez joined @10TV's The Big Picture to discuss findings from our most recent Ohio voter poll with @firstfiveyears.
The poll found that 76% of Ohio voters say finding and affording quality child care is a crisis or major problem, while eight in 10 say child care costs are part of the nation’s broader affordability crisis.
📺 Watch the full conversation: bit.ly/4zUm3xm
First Five Years Fund retweeted
Publicly Funded Child Care (PFCC) can make a significant difference for Ohio families.
A family of three earning $54,640 a year could face nearly $24,500 a year in child care costs for an infant and preschooler. 💸
With PFCC, that family’s copayment would be about $87 per week, or $4,524 a year.
Without PFCC, child care would consume nearly 45% of the family’s annual income.
@firstfiveyears #ChildCare #Ohio
First Five Years Fund retweeted
👶💼 65% of children ages 5 and under have all available parents in the workforce.
Child care helps parents work, supports businesses, and gives children the strong start they deserve. ffyf.org/2026/07/21/2026-sta…
First Five Years Fund retweeted
Believe it or not, there are things people agree on.
Key among them is supporting your elected officials and candidates to work across the aisle and provide relief from child care challenges.
Plenty to disagree on, let’s leave child care out of the fray and get something done.
First Five Years Fund retweeted
Last month, a U.S. House subcommittee heard testimony about the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program amid consideration of reauthorization in 2027.
@firstfiveyears recently provided a summary of the hearing.
ffyf.org/2026/07/02/hearing-…
First Five Years Fund retweeted
Thank you @SenatorFischer for leading the way in strengthening childcare by introducing the Child Care Modernization Act with co-sponsor Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).
#ChildCare #Nebraska #ChildCareWorkforce
Affordable child care is something families need today.
The bipartisan Child Care Modernization Act would strengthen CCDBG, increase child care supply, better support providers, and help more working families get the care they need.
🎥 Watch our latest deep dive to learn what's in the bill and why it matters. Ask your lawmakers to sign on at FFYF.org/take-action
First Five Years Fund retweeted
📈 Record reach. Stronger outcomes.
In FY 2025, HRSA’s MIECHV Program:
🏡 Delivered 1M+ home visits
👨👩👧👦 Served 158K children and parents
👩⚕️ Supported 5,000+ home visitors and staff
📊 Improved health outcomes for families
Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6014voo7G
ALT HRSA Supports Children and Families Through Expanded Home Visiting Services. In fiscal year 2025, the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program: -Delivered more than 1 million home visits - the highest ever. -Reached 158,000 children and parents. -Supported more than 5,000 home visitors and staff. -Improved health outcomes for children and families, outperforming national benchmarks.
First Five Years Fund retweeted
It’s no secret how ridiculously expensive child care is in Nevada. Three out of four kids in our state do not have access to a licensed child care provider – that's unacceptable. Parents shouldn’t need to choose between having a full-time job or taking care of their kids.
I’m proud to introduce the bipartisan Child Care Modernization Act to address this crisis by helping child care providers expand their reach and allowing more families in our community to access the high-quality child care they need.
First Five Years Fund retweeted
Parents are doing everything right and still struggling to find affordable child care. They deserve better.
Our new bill will cut red tape, support providers, and give families more choices. We’re going to keep pushing to fix this broken system. wnem.com/2026/06/10/new-effo…
First Five Years Fund retweeted
Advocates for children and families are rallying behind the Child Care Modernization Act. They know that this bipartisan legislation will help to deliver the affordable, high-quality child care that millions of working families are counting on.
Learn more: mackenzie.house.gov/media/pr…
First Five Years Fund retweeted
The lack of affordable, reliable child care – especially in rural communities – remains a huge issue for working families. It's why I introduced the Child Care Modernization Act to improve child care access and quality. I applaud my colleagues in the House for introducing a companion bill – a critical step toward getting this legislation signed into law.
Working families in the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos deserve access to affordable, high-quality child care. The bipartisan legislation I introduced today will help to make that a reality.
👶 Creating new grants to construct and renovate child care centers.
👩🍼 Updating and improving reimbursement rates for providers.
🏡 Adding new support for home-based child care providers.
👫 Helping states expand child care access for more families.
Thank you to my bipartisan co-leads, @repkmr, @RepAshleyHinson, and @RepSusieLee, for helping us reduce costs for working families.
Learn more about the Child Care Modernization Act: mackenzie.house.gov/media/pr…
First Five Years Fund retweeted
Childcare remains one of the biggest household expenses for families in Iowa and across the country. After more than a decade without reauthorization, the federal government's primary childcare program simply isn't equipped to meet the needs of our families.
That’s why I helped introduce bipartisan legislation to expand access to affordable, quality childcare and ensure every working family can access quality, affordable childcare. This bill tackles barriers that make it harder to open and grow childcare facilities, creating more options for parents and strengthening our workforce. Family is at the heart of everything I do, and I'll keep fighting to make it easier to raise one.
First Five Years Fund retweeted
Working families in the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos deserve access to affordable, high-quality child care. The bipartisan legislation I introduced today will help to make that a reality.
👶 Creating new grants to construct and renovate child care centers.
👩🍼 Updating and improving reimbursement rates for providers.
🏡 Adding new support for home-based child care providers.
👫 Helping states expand child care access for more families.
Thank you to my bipartisan co-leads, @repkmr, @RepAshleyHinson, and @RepSusieLee, for helping us reduce costs for working families.
Learn more about the Child Care Modernization Act: mackenzie.house.gov/media/pr…
First Five Years Fund retweeted
Last week, Groundwork Ohio was on Capitol Hill for the First Five Federal-State Partnership Summit hosted by First Five Years Fund, advocating for Ohio’s youngest children and families.
Our team met with 10 Ohio congressional offices to discuss the importance of strong federal investments in early learning and child care programs that help children thrive and support working families across Ohio.
Congress is making important funding decisions right now about programs like Head Start, Early Head Start, and the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) — and lawmakers need to hear from all of us.
Tell Congress to Support Strong Federal Investments in Early Childhood: secure.everyaction.com/gOs3-…
First Five Years Fund retweeted
Watch Live: @SarahRittling, executive director of @firstfiveyears, joins POLITICO’s Economy Summit to discuss the most promising opportunities for policymakers to drive progress on child care affordability.
Tune in now ⬇️ #POLITICOEconomy nitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1wxWjamlZ…
First Five Years Fund retweeted
At the #SOTU26, families need to hear real solutions to the affordability crisis. For parents with young children, federal programs like #CCDBG and #HeadStart are essential.
🗣️Prioritize these important programs!🗣️
#ThrivingFamilies
@firstfiveyears
First Five Years Fund retweeted
The @firstfiveyears Fund reports that 23 states have been awarded a new round of Preschool Development Grants Birth - Five (PDGB5) Systems Building Grants. Ranging from $500,000 to $15 million, these grants support parental choice and systemic and quality improvement initiatives.
Learn more here: ffyf.org/resources/2026/01/u…
ALT A group of young children playing.
First Five Years Fund retweeted
Did you know? Head Start serves one out of every six of Ohio’s preschoolers living in families with incomes below 100% of the federal poverty level. Head Start programming provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, dental, mental health, social services and parent engagement opportunities for young children and families that might not otherwise have access.
📣Tell Congress child care works: t.ly/6G_Ps
Head Start and hundreds of early learning programs across the state make it possible for Ohio’s families with young children to thrive.
#HeadStartWorks #ChildCareWorks
First Five Years Fund retweeted
Our week ended with a visit with @SenKatieBritt , @AlaVoices , and @firstfiveyears at a wonderful learning center in Montgomery to focus on the importance of accessible and affordable childcare for families.
First Five Years Fund retweeted
Families across every single Congressional district and state rely on federal child care funds to afford the quality early learning and child care they need. Tell Congress to protect and prioritize these programs. #childcare ffyf.org/take-action/
