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Read the top stories in early care and education (and more) for the week of July 17:

Happy summer, early learning advocates! This issue will focus on some of the recent legislative proposals coming out of Washington D.C. related to early childhood programs and services. Read more:

As of July 1, 2019 the Illinois Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) made policy changes that will help families start and continue to receive financial help for quality child care programs! CCAP is a child care subsidy program for income-eligible…

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Read the top stories in early care and education (and more) for the week of July 10:

Read the top stories in early care and education (and more) for the week of July 3:

Even as the Supreme Court throws a census citizenship question into doubt, experts and families with undocumented members say immigrants already are less likely to participate in the 2020 headcount — with enormous financial…

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Chicago­ – Hoy, en una decisión 5-4,  La Corte Suprema de Justicia de EE.UU. decidió bloquear la pregunta de ciudadanía– que no ha sido comprobada­– en el Censo 2020, con la advertencia que el caso va ser revisada por las…

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Chicago – Today, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to block an untested citizenship question onto the 2020 Census—with the caveat that the case will be sent back to the lower courts for additional arguments.

This question—which asks…

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Read the top stories in early care and education (and more) for the week of June 26:

Chicago – The second KIDS Kindergarten-Readiness Report reveals the glaring need to improve access to—and the quality of—child care and preschool in Illinois.

As an organization that operates high-quality early learning programs throughout Chicago’s South and West Suburbs, Illinois Action for…

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