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House Proposed Level Funding for CCDBG Would Mean Nearly 50,000 Children Lose Access since Last Increase

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Title: House Proposed Level Funding for CCDBG Would Mean Nearly 50,000 Children Lose Access since Last Increase
Language: English
Authors: Rachel Wilensky, Stephanie Schmit, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Source: Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP). 2025.
Availability: Center for Law and Social Policy. 1015 15th Street NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-906-8000; Fax: 202-842-2885; Web site: http://www.clasp.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Care, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Budgets
Geographic Terms: United States
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Child Care and Development Block Grants
Abstract: As Congress negotiates the fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations package, another year of level funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) would result in more children losing access to child care, with estimates that 24,000 fewer children will have access to child care through CCDBG in FY26. The compounded impact of two years of stagnant funding would mean nearly 50,000 fewer children have access to child care assistance. This paper presents data on each state's estimated distribution of grant year (GY) 2026 annual discretionary funds if the program is level-funded, the estimated number of children that will lose access to CCDBG-funded child care from the failure to keep child care assistance at pace with inflation, and the impact that stagnant funding in FY25 had on the program and the total impact of two back-to-back years without increases.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED678124
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:As Congress negotiates the fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations package, another year of level funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) would result in more children losing access to child care, with estimates that 24,000 fewer children will have access to child care through CCDBG in FY26. The compounded impact of two years of stagnant funding would mean nearly 50,000 fewer children have access to child care assistance. This paper presents data on each state's estimated distribution of grant year (GY) 2026 annual discretionary funds if the program is level-funded, the estimated number of children that will lose access to CCDBG-funded child care from the failure to keep child care assistance at pace with inflation, and the impact that stagnant funding in FY25 had on the program and the total impact of two back-to-back years without increases.