{"id":37601,"date":"2021-11-20T04:44:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T13:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/breaking-down-the-build-back-better-act-3\/"},"modified":"2021-11-20T04:44:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T13:44:08","slug":"breaking-down-the-build-back-better-act-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/breaking-down-the-build-back-better-act-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The House Passes the Build Back Better Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>November 19 &#8212; Today the House passed the Build Back Better Act with $400 billion for child care and preschool.  In the coming weeks, the House and Senate must agree on and pass the same bill, which would then head to President Biden for his signature.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the Build Back Better Act is signed into law,&nbsp;it&nbsp;will&nbsp;dramatically&nbsp;transform&nbsp;the child care and early learning system for&nbsp;nearly every family with young children,&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;for&nbsp;child care&nbsp;providers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does the Build Back Better Act Mean for Families?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>These new investments\u00a0will\u00a0pave the way for\u00a0free high-quality universal preschool for all 3- and\u00a04-year-old\u00a0children.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Parents will be able to send children to the preschool setting of their choice \u2013 whether it\u2019s a licensed\u00a0child care\u00a0provider or local public school.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Families earning up to 250% of state median\u00a0income, their\u00a0child care\u00a0costs\u00a0will\u00a0be limited to no more than 7% of their income.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does the Build Back Better Act Mean&nbsp;For&nbsp;Child&nbsp;Care&nbsp;Providers?&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This federal funding will ensure that states&nbsp;increase compensation and invest in the supply and&nbsp;quality of&nbsp;child care.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Investments will support&nbsp;a&nbsp;child care&nbsp;system that includes&nbsp;family&nbsp;child care&nbsp;homes and&nbsp;child care&nbsp;centers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Universal&nbsp;preschool&nbsp;will also include a&nbsp;mixed-delivery system,&nbsp;with a distribution&nbsp;among&nbsp;eligible providers, including Head Start, schools, and both center-based and&nbsp;family&nbsp;child care.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Most policies&nbsp;in the Build Back Better framework&nbsp;remain unchanged from&nbsp;September, including the&nbsp;lead&nbsp;role that child care resource and referral agencies can play in administering&nbsp;quality and supply-building&nbsp;investments.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/info.childcareaware.org\/blog\/what-does-the-build-back-better-act-mean-for-child-care\">Learn more<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TAKE ACTION<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Take Action<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/threadalaska.salsalabs.org\/buildbackbetteractframework\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ask Congress to pass Build Back Better Act<\/a>  &#8211; Now more than ever it is critical to make our voices heard to get Build Back Better Act across the finish line! <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childcareaware.org\/our-issues\/advocacy\/day-on-the-hill-advocacy-toolkit\/federal-child-care-investment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Build Back Better Tool Kit<\/a>&nbsp;(Child Care Aware of America) \u2013 Talking points and social media resources to help spread the word.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27831,"template":"","news_tags":[],"event_category":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-37601","thread-blog","type-thread-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The House Passes the Build Back Better Act - Thread<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/breaking-down-the-build-back-better-act-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The House Passes the Build Back Better Act - Thread\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"November 19 &#8212; Today the House passed the Build Back Better Act with $400 billion for child care and preschool. 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