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Re-Envisioning CCDF: Toward an Anti-Racist Child Care System That Serves Families & Educators

This brief offers a new, anti-racist vision for transforming the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) into a program that actively pushes back against structural racism and advances racial equity and economic prosperity for all families.

Organizations: Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality, National Women’s Law Center (NWLC)

Authors: Karla Coleman-Castillo, Shengwei Sun, Kyra Weber, Kali Grant, Sierra Wilson

Published Year: 2024

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The document examines the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), advocating for its transformation into an anti-racist, universal child care system that equitably serves all families and educators.

It discusses the historical and ongoing effects of racism and sexism in child care policy, highlights issues of underfunding and inequitable access for families of color, and recommends robust federal investment, universal eligibility, fair educator compensation, and culturally responsive care to advance racial, gender, and economic justice.