Number: RL33805
Title: Early Childhood Care and Education Programs in the 110th Congress: Background and Funding
Authors: Melinda Gish and Gail McCallion, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: The 110th Congress has not addressed all of the expired (or soon expiring) reauthorizations in the area of early childhood education and care. The CCDBG (expired with FY2002) remains funded without authorization. No Child Left Behind was granted an automatic one-year extension (through FY2008) under the General Education Provisions Act. Head Start reauthorization legislation (H.R. 1429) was approved by this Congress in November 2007, and signed into law (P.L. 110-134) by the President on December 12, 2007.
Pages: 13
Date: February 7, 2008