Childcare Timeline by Amani March

1920

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 20:50:51 UTC

Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Foundation was awarded money to make child study institutions which included research on child development, and trainings on parent and early childhood education.

1920s

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 20:51:05 UTC

Children of lower economic classes were offered preschool education advancement opportunities which allowed them to get the education they needed.

1929

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 20:56:10 UTC

Black and Latina workers were pushed into domestic labor jobs and were kept out of different professions by job assistant programs.

1935

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 20:58:49 UTC

"Mother's Pension" advocated for widowed mothers to stay home with their children.

1935

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 20:59:51 UTC

Domestic laborers were excluded from the Nation Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act. This mainly happened because of racism, different perspectives, and influence from Southern lawmakers. After this, many people of color were left without protection and social benefits.

1942

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 21:02:12 UTC

Congress authorized the use of $6 million of the WPA (Working Parents Assistant Program) to provide childcare facilities for children who had working moms.

1954

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 21:04:51 UTC

Congress introduced the childcare tax deduction. This made the amount $600 for the cost of childcare for children who were under 12.

1965

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 21:06:25 UTC

President Johnson started Head Start as an 8 week summer program.

1966

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 21:07:01 UTC

Head Start was funded as a 9-month program which helped families of poverty.

1972

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 21:07:45 UTC

Head Start begins to service children with special needs.

1987

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 21:08:46 UTC

Act for Better Child Care launched to provide a federal program for the improvement of child care.

1994

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 21:09:51 UTC

Head Start opted to serve infants and toddlers.

2018

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 21:12:08 UTC

A $2.4 million increase for child care and Development Block Grant was approved by the White house and Congress, this allowed for more families to be able to access childcare and have more stability.

2020

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 21:13:11 UTC

Congress provided the states with funding for child care that addressed COVID-19.

2023

redeyez9am — 2024-09-01 21:24:56 UTC

Many different states took a step to improve childcare access, affordability, and quantity. For example, the funding for childcare providers, increased benefits and eligibility and expanded kindergarten programs.