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Why Colleges, School Districts and Hospitals Are Closing On-Site Child Care

Elliot Haspel

Why Some Students Don鈥檛 Raise Their Hands. How Early Education Can Change That

Iryna Liusik

Pilot Program Provides Early Childhood Educators with Rent-Free Business Spaces

Hallie Claflin

When Work Isn鈥檛 9-to-5, Child Care Can鈥檛 Be Either

Katie Hamm & Juliet Bromer

As NAEYC Turns 100, Early Education Leaders Reflect on Progress and Gaps

Emily Tate Sullivan

Funds for Signature Pre-K Endowment in Peril as Surplus Dwindles

Keith M. Phaneuf & Laura Tillman

Why Are State Departments of Early Childhood Education So Trendy Right Now?

Emily Tate Sullivan

In Rural Missouri Classrooms, a New Approach to Reading Is Taking Hold

William Hehemann

An Overlooked Factor of the 鈥楽outhern Surge鈥�: Investments in Early Childhood

Elliot Haspel

States Are Increasingly Using Child Care Waitlists, Leaving Parents in Limbo

Bryce Covert

House Passes Bill to Codify Pilot Program on Child Care Aid for Child Care Workers

Robin Opsahl

Ohio Receives Federal Child Care Grant as Sector Continues to Search for Funding Answers

Susan Tebben

Why We Keep Asking the Wrong Question About Kindergarten Readiness

Susan B. Neuman & Lillie Bukzin

Babies Born During COVID Are Now in Kindergarten. Here鈥檚 What Educators Are Learning

Nick Gaehde

A Child Care Paradox: Families on Waitlists, Centers Underenrolled

Elliot Haspel

How a Notorious Maximum-Security Prison Was Transformed Into a Thriving Preschool

Emily Tate Sullivan

Here Are the Early Childhood Services that Might Pause if Government Shuts Down Again

Elly Yu

Why It鈥檚 Important for Young Children to Understand What鈥檚 Behind AI

Mark Swartz

Child Care Slots in Wisconsin Sit Vacant as Programs Struggle to Hire Teachers

Emily Tate Sullivan

What if States Made Child Care a Constitutional Right?

Elliot Haspel

The High Cost of Child Care Is Making Mothers Rethink Having Kids

Bryce Covert

With the Child Poverty Rate Expected to Climb, New Efforts Emerge to Respond

Mark Swartz

Proposed Changes to Provider Pay Could Lead to Child Care Rate Hikes, Closures

Emily Tate Sullivan

4 Early Care and Education Issues to Watch in 2026

Emily Tate Sullivan

North Carolina Announces Short-Term Training for Future Early Childhood Teachers

Sergio Osnaya-Prieto

2025 Research Roundup: 3 Pressing Themes Shaping Early Care and Education

Kendra Hurley

Texans Can Use School Vouchers for Pre-K, but the Pool of Families who Qualify Is Limited

Jaden Edison

Food Insecurity Is Surging Among Child Care Providers

Emily Tate Sullivan

Rob Reiner Spent a Decade Fighting For California Kids

Linda Jacobson

Kentucky Found an Incentive to Keep Early Educators on the Job

Rebecca Gale

In New Mexico, Grandparents Caring for Grandkids Can Also Get Free Child Care Now

Chabeli Carrazana

Amid Budget Cuts to Child Care, Dedicated Funds Hold Promise

Elliot Haspel

School Admissions Anxiety Hits Parents of Young Children, Too

Bailey A. Brown

Michigan Sees Record Free Preschool Enrollment, Yet Many Openings Remain

Lori Higgins

Inside the Race to Hire and Retain America鈥檚 Early Educators

Mark Swartz

Indiana Child Care Providers Struggle to Stay Open After State Slashes Rates

Bryce Covert

The Shutdown Is Over, But Thousands of Kids Are Still Locked Out of Head Start

Amanda Geduld

In Michigan鈥檚 UP, a Head Start Preschool Closes. Blame the Government Shutdown

Lauren Gibbons

Child Care Worker Detained by ICE Inside a Chicago Day Care as Children Watched

Chabeli Carrazana

What America Can Learn From England鈥檚 Rocky Child Care Rollout

Elliot Haspel

Child Care Providers Run for Office to Fix a Broken System

Rebecca Gale

Want to Protect American Children? End the Shutdown

Sonja Foster

New Mexico Charts a Path for Universal Child Care

Michelle Kang, Erica Phillips & Natalie Renew

Raising Children During a Polycrisis: What Parents Can Do to Bring Up Resilient Kids

Mark Swartz

Oregon May Be the Canary in the Coal Mine for Child Care Cuts

Elliot Haspel

Why This Vermont Child Care Organization Was Designed to Sunset After a Decade

Rebecca Gale

30 Years Without a Real Raise: New York’s Early Intervention Pay Crisis

Sarah Carr

Hawai驶i Is Turning To Charters To Expand Free Preschool Options

Megan Tagami

Months After Los Angeles Wildfires, Child Care Providers Are Still in Crisis

Ashley 脕lvarez

Licensed Child Care Homes Continue to Disappear After End of Stabilization Grants

Katie Dukes

With SNAP Cuts, This Federal Food Program May Become a Lifeline For Families

Mark Swartz

Brain Development Signals Reading Challenges Long Before Kindergarten

K.C. Compton

California Expands TK, but Thousands of 4-Year-Olds Remain Unenrolled

Karen D'Souza & Zaidee Stavely

Child Care Scholarships Help Families Experiencing Sudden Household Disruptions

Mark Swartz

New Mexico Will Become the First State to Offer Universal Child Care

Rebecca Gale

Apprenticeships Aimed at Boosting Child Care Careers Have Been Flourishing

Alina Tugend

Lessons From the Military for Solving North Carolina鈥檚 Child Care Crisis

Katie Dukes

Even in a Nation With Robust Family Policies, Stay-at-Home Parents Struggle

Rebecca Gale

States Create Trust Funds to Bolster Child Care and Early Childhood Education

Bryce Covert

Why Cut a Federal Program That Helps Student Parents Access Child Care?

Elliot Haspel

Math Fellowship Rooted in Racial Justice Supports Early Educators

Mark Swartz

Chelsea Clinton: Supporting Families Where They Are Matters for Early Childhood

Mark Swartz

Some States Are Seeking to Deregulate Child Care. Advocates Are Fighting Back

Bryce Covert

The Child Tax Credit is Changing. Here鈥檚 What it Means for Your Family

Chabeli Carrazana

Want Children to Cooperate? Let Them Swing Together

K.C. Compton

Head Start Preschools to Bar Undocumented Children Under New Trump Rule

Kalyn Belsha & Norah Rami

Head Start at 60: A Legacy Worth Investing In

Emmy Liss & Sarah Gilliland

To Strengthen the Early Care and Education System, Funding Reform Is Needed

Elliot Haspel

Early Childhood Innovation Center Shores Up Delaware’s Early Learning Workforce

Mark Swartz

Absent Federal Support, States Become Innovators in Early Care and Education

Rebecca Gale

Across Party Lines, Stakeholders Are Calling for Regulatory Reform in Child Care

Elliot Haspel

For Some Tribal Communities, Head Start Programs Provide a Cultural Lifeline

Rebecca Gale

New Mexico鈥檚 Investments in Early Care and Education Begin to Show Progress

Rebecca Gale

Pre-K Teachers Are Stressed and Say They Want to Quit

Bryce Covert

Want a Sustainable Child Care System? Invest in Family Child Care Educators

Jessica Sager

Why Early Educators鈥� Voices Matter

Mark Swartz

Babies and Young American Children Suffer as U.S. Lags in Family Support

Bryce Covert

What Babies Need from Congress Right Now

Melissa Boteach

How Medicaid Cuts Could Impact Early Intervention for Young Children

Mark Swartz

The First 8 Years Are Crucial For Foundational Learning and Brain Development

Marisa Busch

Head Start May Have Gotten a Reprieve, but It鈥檚 Not Out of the Woods

Katie Hamm

Heat, Floods, Storms Limit Outdoor Play for Young Children, Surveys Show

K.C. Compton

Wisconsin Is Cutting State Funding for Child Care. Providers Are Taking a Stand

Elliot Haspel

Engaging Local Leaders Is Key to Helping Young Children and Their Families Thrive

Mark Swartz

Families and Providers Deserve More Notice When Child Care Programs Close

Elliot Haspel

Early Educators and Child Care Providers Seek Legal Advice on Immigration

Mark Swartz

How COVID Shaped Child Care and Early Learning

Kendra Hurley

Could New York Become the First Major City to Offer Universal Child Care?

Bryce Covert

A Rapid Succession of Child Care Closures Calls for Close Scrutiny

Elliot Haspel

Cash Transfers: A Proven Strategy to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families

K.C. Compton

A New Documentary Makes a Powerful Case for Early Education

Mark Swartz

How Intergenerational Day Centers Benefit Children, Families, Seniors and Providers

Mark Swartz

Big Ten Early Learning Alliance Shines a Light on Early Childhood Data Solutions

Mark Swartz

What to Expect on Child Care from Trump’s Second Presidency

Elliot Haspel

2024 Research Roundup: 3 Must-Read Studies About Early Care and Education

Kendra Hurley

Election Day Proved That Voters Want Action on Child Care

Bryce Covert

2024 Must-Reads: 9 Stories About Early Care and Education That We Can鈥檛 Stop Thinking About

Marisa Busch

鈥楥ollective Caregiving鈥�: A New Way to Frame the Dialogue Around Better Supporting Kids and Families

Mark Swartz

America Doesn鈥檛 Know How to Talk About Child Care

Elliot Haspel

Simplicity, Visibility and Tangible Child Care Solutions: Q&A With Bainum Family Foundation鈥檚 Marica Cox Mitchell

Mark Swartz
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