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In 1929 the world discovered the Great Depression, during this time the government offered free childcare for children of the unemployed. This also helped with teachers to find jobs.

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During the early 1900's there was the Progressive Era, theses pensions were to help deserving poor mother's to be able to help their children and not have to put them orphanages.

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This is the first time Congress authorized the use of Federal funds for nursery schools. With this kind of funding, it allowed woman to be able to join the workforce during the World War II.

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The Child Care tax deduction came around in 1954, this allowed up to six hundred dollars to be itemized for work related expenses. This was for all children under the age of twelve.

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In 1958 came the Inter-City Committee for Day care. This committee was founded by daycare activists who were looking for increased federal support for child care. The hope was to gain the acknowledgement of the need for permanent and publicly funded daycare.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson started the project of Head Start, to address the need of low-income preschool children. Head Start was to provide emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological needs to prepare children for kindergarten.

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President Nixon has decided to vetoes Comprehensive Child Care. Stating "fiscal irresponsibility", the hope for Comprehensive Child Care was making child care more affordable to the working class.

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President Regan has taken office and one of his first acts was to cut federal fundings for childcare. This act has caused the poor families to not be able to afford childcare, which in turn caused the childcare facilities to have to close their doors.

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During this time there was a fight for the Act for Better Child (ABC Bill), this bill was to establish federal program to improve childcare services. The hope was to have more options for children while their parents were working.

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The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act was discovered in 1990. This act was to help parents in the low-income bracket, to help their children to have a better educational program.

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The Head Start program was reauthorized by Congress in 1994, to offer childcare to infants and toddlers. This is to help low-income pregnant woman to have a place for the little children to go and learn.

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Congress created the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), this act was made to require families to provide work requirements and time limits for assistance. This act was to promote "reassertion of America's work ethic", so the state was not paying for all of the childcare, and the working families had to help pay as well.

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The 2000's were known for brain development improvements, showing that early childhood education was important for the development of children. The learning of "serve and return" between children and the caregivers helped strengthen brain connections.

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The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) were reauthorized to create new requirements and funding from the state. To create better quality of care, education, and health safety in the childcare programs.

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In 2020 the Covid 19 pandemic hit, causing worldwide program closures. staffing issues and emotional strain on providers in childcare. As the stay-at-home orders were becoming enforced and the working families could no longer go to work, funding for childcares were becoming impossible. Finally in 2021 the government was able to fund 1.9 trillion to help with childcares.

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As the years continue, federal and state legislative efforts continue to help shape childcare. Grants and new bills are being put in place to make childcare affordable for all working families.