Early Childhood Components in the Federal Stimulus Package

State by state details have not been released yet, but the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 allocates $2 billion for the Child Care Development Block Grants to the states. The CCDBG is one of the largest funding streams that help subsidize child care costs for children who are under the age of 13. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 allocates $2 billion for this fund through September 30, 2010. The full $2 billion dollars is available upon enactment. Of the $2 billion, $255 million will be set aside for quality improvement activities, $93 million of which will go towards improvement of infant and toddler care. We'll post details for Minnesota as they become available.