In March 2018, Congress enacted the largest funding increase in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCBDG)’s history. Since then, states have been putting the funding to good use. To show how this investment is helping children, families, and child care providers and to make the case for greater investments in the future state advocates, policymakers, and others should start collecting stories and data now.

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