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Data & Resources

HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START DATA

Federal Budget Update

Child Care and Development Block Grant Related Data

Key Child Care Licensing Resources

Child Care Subsidy Research & Reports

TANF Funding Used for Child Care

U.S. Census Bureau

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Working Women

State Pre-Kindergarten Programs

National Assessment of Educational Progress (2022 & 2019 Report Results)

Studies Related to Diversity & Bias

The BUILD Initiative, 2016 QRIS Conference

The BUILD Initiative, 2015 QRIS Conference

The BUILD Initiative, 2014 QRIS Conference

Early Childhood Workforce Data

Joint Tax Committee Estimates

HHS Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE)

State Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Background

Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant Background

FY2018 Omnibus Appropriations

  • P.L. 115-141 was enacted on 3/23/18 to fund government operations through the end of the fiscal year (September 30, 2018).  More detail is available here.

Continuing Resolutions

  • P.L. 115-123 was enacted to continue government operations from 2/8/18 - 3/23/18.  P.L. 115-120 was enacted to continue government operations from 1/22/18 – 2/8/18. P.L. 115-96 was enacted to continue government operations from 12/22/17 – 1/19/18. P.L. 115-90 was enacted to continue government operations from 12/8/17 – 12/22/17.  P.L. 115-56 was enacted to continue government operations from 9/8/17 – 12/8/17.  
  • FY2018 Senate Appropriations. The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved its version of the FY2018 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations bill. The Senate FY2018 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations bill summary here is here. The Senate Committee report is here and the bill text is here.
  • FY2018 House Appropriations:  The House Appropriations Committee has approved its verson of the FY2018 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations bill. Learn more here.  The House FY2018 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations bill summary is here. The House Committee report is here and the bill text is here.
  • FY2018 Proposed Budget: On May 23, President Trump proposed his FY2018 budget. President Trump's FY2018 proposed budget for HHS is here. His proposed budget for the Administration for Children and Families is here.  His FY2018 proposed budget for the Department of Education is here.  The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) list of tax expenditures is here.
  • FY2018 President Trump Proposed Funding for Key Early Learning Programs
  • FY2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act (PL115-31) was enacted on May 4, 2017 to fund government programs through the end of the fiscal year (September 30, 2017). A summary of the FY2017 Labor, HHS, and Education section of the measure is here.  A more detailed document is contained within Division H, here.
  • FY2017 Omnibus Funding Summary for key Early Learning Programs

Mecklenburg County, NC

Early Childhood Expansion Initiative

Prior Year CCDBG Data

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Wages

FY2019 Omnibus Appropriations

On September 18, 2018 the Senate approved HR 6157, the “minibus” reflecting a combined FY2019 Department of Defense and Labor, HHS, and Education appropriations conference report by a vote of 93-7. The measure also included an extension of funding authority through December 7, 2018 for annual appropriation bills not yet approved.  More information can be found here.

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FY2020 CCDBG Data

FY2020 Omnibus Appropriations

On December 20, 2019, the FY2020 non-defense consolidated appropriations bill (HR 1865, PL116-94) was signed into law containing 8 appropriations bills including the FY2020 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations measure and a revenue package. The FY2020 defense and related agencies consolidated appropriations bill (HR 1158, PL116-93) was also signed into law on December 20.

    Early Childhood Alliance and Child Care Solutions, Onondaga County, NY

    Child Care Cost Infographics

    Child Care Facilities

    COVID-19 Congressional Action in Brief:

    The FY2021 Consolidated Appropriations and COVID-19 Emergency Relief Act (December 27, 2021, (P.L. 116-260)

    COVID-19 Relief: Child Care Funding Increase ($10 billion)

    COVID-19 Relief: SBA Paycheck Protection Program & EIDL

    COVID-19 Relief: Unemployment Compensation

    COVID-19 Relief: Tax Extenders

    TANF Reports

    Internal Revenue Service Data

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

    Tax Credits 

    Westchester County, NY

    Access to Child Care Care: The Key to Economic Recovery in Westchester County (September 2021)

    Nontraditional Hour Child Care

    Monthly Comparisons for Selected State Tax Collections

    U.S. Census Bureau

    National Center for Education Statistics

    Urban Institute

    Local Financing

    Cost Modeling Tools and Reports

    Business Initiatives

    American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2, March 2021)

    Read about the American Rescue Plan here.

    Labor Force Participation and Use of Child Care

    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

    Business and Tax Resources

    Child Trends

    Economic Policy Institute (EPI)

    New Mexico Child Care Education Association (NMCCEA)

    Guaranteed Income Projects that Support Home-Based Care

    National Association of Counties (NACO)

    Tax Foundation

    U.S. Poverty Guidelines

    Washington Post, Department of Data Blogs

    FY2023 Consolidated Appropriations, FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations, and FY2021 Consolidated Appropriations can be viewed here.

    Parent Preference Studies

    National Survey of Early Care and Education, 2019

    Education K-12

    Shared Services Resources

    Alabama (VOICES for Alabama's Children, Alabama Partnership for Children, and Alabama School Readiness Alliance)

    Tax Explainers & Tools for 2023 Taxes (Filing Spring 2024)

    • IRS Schedule C, Understanding Business Deductions (1 pager, March 2024) English & Spanish
    • IRS Form 8829 - Understanding Shared Expense Deductions (1 pager, March 2024) EnglishSpanish
    • Time-Space Percentage Explainer (1 pager, March 2024) English & Spanish
    • IRS Schedule C Expense Worksheet (Explained Expense List adjacent to IRS Schedule C Form, March 2024) English & Spanish
    • IRS Form 8829 Shared Expense Worksheet (Explained Shared Expenses List adjacent to IRS Form 8829 Form, March 2024) English & Spanish
    • Time-Space Worksheet (Excel tool to calculate time-space percentage, March 2024) English & Spanish
    • Monthly Business Expense Tracker (Excel) English & Spanish
    • Business Use Time Tracker for FCC Providers English & Spanish
    • Monthly Attendance and Payment Log English & Spanish