10 CLASP analysis of data reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Office of Child Care, at …

The following table provides each state’s estimated distribution of grant year2 (GY) 2025 annual discretionary funds,3 and the estimated number of children that will lose access to CCDBG …

CLASP takes an average of the inflation rates looking at the change from year to year for both the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-u) and the Employment Cost Index (ECI) …

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5 CLASP’s estimated state discretionary funding distributions are derived from the GY2023 CCDF Allocations based on Appropriations, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), …

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ rule on the Patient Protection and Affordable …

CLASP's Opportunities for Action is a series of short memos with recommendations for state and local areas to fully realize the options in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) …

According to CLASP’s analysis, fewer than half (43 percent) of eligible children—those with incomes under federal poverty—were served in Head Start preschool nationally.

Updated November 2025 Parents and legal guardians detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have the right to make decisions about their minor child’s care, even from …

And finally, CLASP spoke with seven parents across the state and metropolitan areas who generously shared their experience navigating programs.