First Five Years Fund

06/03/2026

READ THIS: Op-ed in The Daily Independent from a working mom on the importance of CCDBG.

She urges Senator Mark Kelly and Senator Ruben Gallego to sign onto the Child Care Modernization Act to build on CCDBG’s success and serve working families in Arizona!

05/21/2026

Child care makes it work!

Thank you Senator Deb Fischer, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, and Senator John Hickenlooper for speaking with advocates from across the nation about the importance of child care and their work with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on the bipartisan Child Care Modernization Act.

05/20/2026

Check out this article from WMUR-TV by Annie Jennemann about growing child care affordability issues for parents.

With costs rising, families face the difficult options, including having less children or leaving the workforce altogether.

The National Consumer Unit examines what's causing the rising cost of childcare, how families are diversely impacted and what they can do for help.

05/18/2026

🎂 Happy 61st Birthday, Head Start!

Head Start has a long history of giving kids a strong start through comprehensive early learning, health, and nutrition services. Across the early learning landscape, the Head Start Program is upheld as a benchmark for high quality early learning and care.

Join us in celebrating this essential program!

05/13/2026

CCDBG helps families nationwide afford the child care they need!

Swipe through these state by state examples and find out how CCDBG supports working parents your state by visiting ffyf.org/ccdbg-state-sheets

05/10/2026

This Mother’s Day, we’re amplifying the voices of the incredible Moms on our team!

Swipe to read how access to affordable, quality child care has supported these working Moms in their lives and careers.

05/07/2026

The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) makes child care more affordable for working families nationwide!

FFYF has an exciting new collection of fact sheets that has all of the data you need on this important federal child care program.

FFYF has a new series of fact sheets which provide state-specific data on how CCDBG works, who it serves, and how it is funded.

05/06/2026

Child care challenges look different for every family, but federal child care funding supports parents in all 50 states.

Check out our brand new CCDBG state fact sheets to find out how CCDBG supports your state: FFYF.org/CCDBG-state-sheets

05/05/2026

Dive deeper into FFYF's CCDBG state fact sheets with policy expert, Abbie Lieberman!

She will walk you through several important sections that show how this federal child care programs helps support families.

Visit FFYF.org/CCDBG-state-sheets to find your state.

05/04/2026

FFYF’s CCDBG state fact sheets are officially here!

These fact sheets highlight a simple truth: families everywhere need help with child care, and this federal child care program is a key part of the solution. We have the data to back it up.

Find your state and explore here: FFYF.org/CCDBG-state-sheets