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Urgent Action Required – H.R. 1 Threatens Family Child Care and Community Supports

Issued by: Ronald Jarrett, Director of Policy and Public Affairs Policy Focus: Federal Budget Reconciliation Action Status: Immediate Advocacy Needed Summary Congress is advancing H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a sweeping budget reconciliation bill that would significantly restructure programs that millions of families and home-based family child care educators rely on every day.…

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The Silent Threat to Family Child Care

The Problem: Family Child Care Is Being Quietly Pushed Out
 Family child care (FCC) is diminishing at an alarming rate. Nearly 100,000 licensed FCC programs have closed since 2012, representing a 35% national decline (National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, 2022). Despite being the most common licensed form of care in rural counties—where FCC…