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Enslaved African women cared for owners' children

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Post-slavery Jim Crow laws legalized segregation in all areas of life, including child care

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Emergency Nursery Schools were created and served 75,000 children so that their parents could go back to work.

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Congress introduced child care tax deductions to help offset childcare costs

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President Johnson launched an eight-week summer program called Head Start, serving more than 560,000 children and families across America

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Head Start funded as a part-day 9-month program.

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President Nixon vetoed the Comprehensive Child Development Bill, which would have created a universal child care system. His argument was that it would weaken families.

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Head Start expands services to children with disabilities. This was a major step towards inclusion in early education.

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The Reagan administration cut low-income family supports but increased tax benefits for higher-income families.

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The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) was passed and provided subsidies to help low-income families access child care

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Early Head Start was established to serve infants and toddlers, recognizing the importance of care in the first three years.

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Groundbreaking research on early brain development contributes to improvements in child care.

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Congress reauthorized the Child Care and Development Block Grant, adding stricter licensing requirements for programs receiving CCDF funds

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Supplemental funding for child care was provided to the states by Congress in order to address the impact of COVID-19

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The American Rescue Plan Act was passed by Congress, which wasa $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, allocating $39 billion towards child care.