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Amid fraud claims, Trump admin announces more changes to federal child care funding
January 9, 2026
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NPR
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that it would rescind a series of Biden-era rules governing one of the largest federal funding sources for child care. The move comes less than a week after HHS confirmed it was freezing all federal funding through that same program.
In statewide survey, employers say Virginia child care crisis negatively impacts businesses
January 9, 2026
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Virginia Mercury
Eight out of ten Virginia employers say child care challenges hinder hiring and retention.
Top 10 Wins for Babies in 2025
January 9, 2026
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Zero to Three
The Baby Agenda is winning — and the proof is in the states, Congress, and the ballot box. In a year where policies and systems supporting babies faced unprecedented threats, it is important to recognize and celebrate wins.
Child Care Costs More than Rent in Most Metro Areas. Why Can't We Fix That?
January 5, 2026
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EdSurge
A recent analysis of the 100 largest U.S. metro areas found that the cost of child care for a family with two young children is more expensive than the average rent in each respective market.
Youngkin's budget partially funds Virginia's Child Care Subsidy Program
January 5, 2026
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VPM
Outgoing Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin rolled out his final budget proposal Wednesday, touting growing state revenues, large Medicaid investments and more. While he mentioned early childhood education investments, the issue wasn't a central focus of this year's budget address — as it was two years ago.
How States Can Increase Access to Benefits for Early Educators
The National Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Center is a joint research and technical assistance center that equips state and local leaders to drive change in ECE workforce policy. This brief is a companion piece to a May 2025 brief: Benefits Offered to Center-based Early Care and Education Educators. It is based upon interviews with ECE educators and a scan of state policies in support of benefits. To explore the other research-to-practice briefs, visit our website at https://www.nationaleceworkforcecenter.org/publications/
Benefits Offered to Center-Based Early Care and Education Educators
The National Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Center is a joint research and technical assistance center that equips state and local leaders to drive change in ECE workforce policy. This brief is based on an analysis of the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE), through which we identified centers that offered different types of benefits and which types of centers offered them. It also discusses state innovations that provide benefits to ECE staff. For more information, visit our website at www.nationaleceworkforcecenter.org
Transforming State Early Childhood Governance
The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University (Policy Impact Center) conducted a national landscape scan to identify each state’s strategy for organizing the administration of a broad range of early childhood programs and services. The Policy Impact Center then selected states with various governance styles for in-depth case studies. This brief presents the case study results for Virginia.
Child Care Costs in the United States (opens in new window)
This tool from the Economic Policy Institute shares data and analysis on child care costs by state.
Child Care is Unaffordable in Every State - National Women's Law Center February 2025 Fact Sheet (opens in new window)
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a family should have to contribute no more than 7% of their income for child care for it to be affordable. This Fact Sheet from the National Women's Law Center highlights the annual income necessary to make child care affordable for families.
Virginia Business Roundtable for Early Education (VBREE) (opens in new window)
The Virginia Business Roundtable for Early Education (“VBREE” or “the Roundtable”) was founded in 2023 with the belief that Virginia’s prosperity and quality of life are inextricably dependent upon a strong early childhood education system. A nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative of the VECF board of directors, VBREE’s mission is to sustain and grow, through strategic financing, the supply of high quality, affordable and accessible child care, driving critical and multi-faceted benefits for the Commonwealth. VBREE is committed to educating the public, engaging diverse stakeholders, and driving innovation for the crucial role that accessible child care serves in Virginia’s workforce development and economy, including as a differentiator for Virginia in economic development, site selection, and workforce talent attraction and retention. VBREE strives to secure the increased investment and policy improvements needed for the Commonwealth’s best-in-class early education system to sustain its standing as the best state to live, work, and raise a family.
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