FY2026 Child Care Funding Snapshot
Summary: The FY2026 Conference Bill sustains federal investment in child care. While funding is slightly increasing, the impact on Family Child Care (FCC) educators will be determined by how individual states choose to allocate these new dollars. 1. Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Total Funding: $8.831 billion Increase: +$85 million (~1%) Status: CCDBG…