From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/):
On Thursday, December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 into law. The appropriation for fiscal year (FY) 2023 included more than $8 billion in total annual discretionary funds for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) in addition to increases for other important child care and early education programs.
- $8 billion in total funding for CCDBG, $1.9 billion above FY2022.
- $12 billion in total funding Head Start, $960 million above FY2022.
- $315 million in total funding for the Preschool Development Grant Block, $25 million above FY2022.
- $420 million in total funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B, $10 million above FY2022. Part B ensures that all children with disabilities have access to free appropriate public education, including preschool grants.
- $540 million in total funding for IDEA Part C, $44 million above FY2022. Part C provides states with funding to support early intervention programs for infants and toddlers.
- $75 million in total funding for Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS), $10 million above FY2022. CCAMPIS supports parents with low incomes who are engaged in postsecondary education afford and access campus-based child care services.
We want to thank you for the tens of thousands of email, phone, and social media messages you sent to our elected officials urging them to include additional early care and education funds!
While we know there is much more support needed, this will help, and we want to thank Congress for including funds that will directly support early learning providers. Help us thank the following members of Congress for voting yes for these new funds!
Senator Casey
Congressman Boyle
Congressman Cartwright
Congresswoman Dean
Congressman Evans
Congressman Fitzpatrick
Congresswoman Houlahan
Congresswoman Scanlon
Congresswoman Wild
Thank Congress today at https://startstrongpa.org/take-action.
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