START EARLY (FOR FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND) lobbying for START EARLY (FOR FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND)

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Expenses

$200,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

Illinois

Official filing document

Government bodies contacted 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
White House Office

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 1

S 2828
Child Care Modernization Act of 2025

Lobbying activity 4

Budget/Appropriations

FY26 funding for Child Care and Development Block Grants (CCDBG), Preschool Development Grants Birth-5, Head Start, Early Head Start, Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships, and IDEA Part C and B.

Education

Issues related to the accessibility and expansion of high-quality early learning and care programs, including: long term, sustainable improvements and investments in federal early learning and child care; as well as programs including Preschool Development Grants Birth-5, Head Start, Early Head Start, Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships, Child Care and Development Block Grants, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C and B. Child Care Modernization Act (S. 2828).

Welfare

Issues related to the accessibility and expansion of high-quality early learning and care programs, including: long term, sustainable improvements and investments in federal early learning and child care; as well as programs including Preschool Development Grants Birth-5, Head Start, Early Head Start, Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships, Child Care and Development Block Grants, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C and B. Child Care Modernization Act (S. 2828).

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Tax provisions related to the affordability and accessibility of high-quality child care, including: Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit, and Dependent Care Assistance Plans.