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Early Childhood

Policy and Government

Pre-K Spending and Enrollment Reach All-Time High, But Quality Concerns Remain

May 8 · Lauren Coffey

Pre-K Spending and Enrollment Reach All-Time High, But Quality Concerns Remain

Policy and Government

Pre-K Spending and Enrollment Reach All-Time High, But Quality Concerns Remain

May 8

Pre-K Spending and Enrollment Reach All-Time High, But Quality Concerns Remain

Child Care

Majority of Parents Rely on Friends and Family for Child Care, Report Finds

May 2 · Lauren Coffey

Majority of Parents Rely on Friends and Family for Child Care, Report Finds

Child Care

Majority of Parents Rely on Friends and Family for Child Care, Report Finds

May 2

Majority of Parents Rely on Friends and Family for Child Care, Report Finds

Early Learning

Ending USDA Programs for School Meals Will Impact Learning, Experts Warn

Apr 28 · Jewél Jackson

Ending USDA Programs for School Meals Will Impact Learning, Experts Warn

Early Learning

Ending USDA Programs for School Meals Will Impact Learning, Experts Warn

Apr 28

Ending USDA Programs for School Meals Will Impact Learning, Experts Warn

Policy and Government

Head Start’s Future Is Uncertain. Rural Americans Aren’t Ready for What Happens Next.

Apr 21 · Claire Woodcock

Head Start’s Future Is Uncertain. Rural Americans Aren’t Ready for What Happens Next.

Policy and Government

Head Start’s Future Is Uncertain. Rural Americans Aren’t Ready for What Happens Next.

Apr 21

Head Start’s Future Is Uncertain. Rural Americans Aren’t Ready for What Happens Next.

Early Learning

Portland’s Universal Pre-K Proposal Was Hailed as a ‘National Model.’ How’s the Rollout Going?

Apr 7 · Emily Tate Sullivan

Portland’s Universal Pre-K Proposal Was Hailed as a ‘National Model.’ How’s the Rollout Going?

Early Learning

Portland’s Universal Pre-K Proposal Was Hailed as a ‘National Model.’ How’s the Rollout Going?

Apr 7

Portland’s Universal Pre-K Proposal Was Hailed as a ‘National Model.’ How’s the Rollout Going?

Child Care

Some Child Care Providers Lost All in the Eaton Fire. Why Can't They Get Relief Money?

Apr 1 · Libby Rainey, LAist

Some Child Care Providers Lost All in the Eaton Fire. Why Can't They Get Relief Money?

Child Care

Some Child Care Providers Lost All in the Eaton Fire. Why Can't They Get Relief Money?

Apr 1

Some Child Care Providers Lost All in the Eaton Fire. Why Can't They Get Relief Money?

Early Learning

Why the Dire State of the Early Learning Workforce Is ‘Alarming and Not Surprising’

Mar 31 · Emily Tate Sullivan

Why the Dire State of the Early Learning Workforce Is ‘Alarming and Not Surprising’

Early Learning

Why the Dire State of the Early Learning Workforce Is ‘Alarming and Not Surprising’

Mar 31

Why the Dire State of the Early Learning Workforce Is ‘Alarming and Not Surprising’

Early Learning

What Will Districts Do With All Those Empty School Buildings? Some Look to Fill Them With Younger Kids

Mar 17 · Emily Tate Sullivan

What Will Districts Do With All Those Empty School Buildings? Some Look to Fill Them With Younger Kids

Early Learning

What Will Districts Do With All Those Empty School Buildings? Some Look to Fill Them With Younger Kids

Mar 17

What Will Districts Do With All Those Empty School Buildings? Some Look to Fill Them With Younger Kids

Policy and Government

Idaho Moves to Deregulate Child Care in First-of-Its-Kind Legislation

Feb 27 · Emily Tate Sullivan

Idaho Moves to Deregulate Child Care in First-of-Its-Kind Legislation

Policy and Government

Idaho Moves to Deregulate Child Care in First-of-Its-Kind Legislation

Feb 27

Idaho Moves to Deregulate Child Care in First-of-Its-Kind Legislation

Early Learning

What We Can Learn From Red States' Approaches to Child Care Challenges

Feb 18 · Katie Dukes and Liz Bell, EdNC.org

What We Can Learn From Red States' Approaches to Child Care Challenges

Early Learning

What We Can Learn From Red States' Approaches to Child Care Challenges

Feb 18

What We Can Learn From Red States' Approaches to Child Care Challenges

Early Learning

Why Don’t Early Childhood Programs Have Access to Substitute Teachers?

Feb 3 · Emily Tate Sullivan

Why Don’t Early Childhood Programs Have Access to Substitute Teachers?

Early Learning

Why Don’t Early Childhood Programs Have Access to Substitute Teachers?

Feb 3

Why Don’t Early Childhood Programs Have Access to Substitute Teachers?

Early Learning

Relationships Are Key to Kids’ Growth — And They’re in Crisis, Expert Says

Jan 27 · Emily Tate Sullivan

Relationships Are Key to Kids’ Growth — And They’re in Crisis, Expert Says

Early Learning

Relationships Are Key to Kids’ Growth — And They’re in Crisis, Expert Says

Jan 27

Relationships Are Key to Kids’ Growth — And They’re in Crisis, Expert Says

Workforce Training

As Apprenticeships Expand in Early Childhood, These States Are Training the Field’s Future Leaders

Jan 14 · Emily Tate Sullivan

As Apprenticeships Expand in Early Childhood, These States Are Training the Field’s Future Leaders

Workforce Training

As Apprenticeships Expand in Early Childhood, These States Are Training the Field’s Future Leaders

Jan 14

As Apprenticeships Expand in Early Childhood, These States Are Training the Field’s Future Leaders

Early Learning

The Early Childhood Education Stories You Loved Most in 2024

Jan 7 · Emily Tate Sullivan

The Early Childhood Education Stories You Loved Most in 2024

Early Learning

The Early Childhood Education Stories You Loved Most in 2024

Jan 7

The Early Childhood Education Stories You Loved Most in 2024

Early Learning

Intergenerational Care Benefits Children and Seniors. Why Is It Still So Rare?

Dec 17, 2024 · Emily Tate Sullivan

Intergenerational Care Benefits Children and Seniors. Why Is It Still So Rare?

Early Learning

Intergenerational Care Benefits Children and Seniors. Why Is It Still So Rare?

Dec 17, 2024

Intergenerational Care Benefits Children and Seniors. Why Is It Still So Rare?

Early Learning

Here Are Some Models of Recovery for Early Care and Learning After Hurricane Helene

Nov 12, 2024 · Liz Bell, EdNC.org

Here Are Some Models of Recovery for Early Care and Learning After Hurricane Helene

Early Learning

Here Are Some Models of Recovery for Early Care and Learning After Hurricane Helene

Nov 12, 2024

Here Are Some Models of Recovery for Early Care and Learning After Hurricane Helene

Child Care

What If Finding Child Care Online Were as Easy as Making a Dinner Reservation?

Nov 11, 2024 · Emily Tate Sullivan

What If Finding Child Care Online Were as Easy as Making a Dinner Reservation?

Child Care

What If Finding Child Care Online Were as Easy as Making a Dinner Reservation?

Nov 11, 2024

What If Finding Child Care Online Were as Easy as Making a Dinner Reservation?

Early Learning

How a New Approach to Early Childhood Could Avert a ‘Public Policy Catastrophe’

Nov 5, 2024 · Emily Tate Sullivan

How a New Approach to Early Childhood Could Avert a ‘Public Policy Catastrophe’

Early Learning

How a New Approach to Early Childhood Could Avert a ‘Public Policy Catastrophe’

Nov 5, 2024

How a New Approach to Early Childhood Could Avert a ‘Public Policy Catastrophe’

Affordability

What Happens When a State Brings Deep Discounts to Child Care?

Oct 21, 2024 · Rebecca Gale

What Happens When a State Brings Deep Discounts to Child Care?

Affordability

What Happens When a State Brings Deep Discounts to Child Care?

Oct 21, 2024

What Happens When a State Brings Deep Discounts to Child Care?

Education Workforce

Despite Historic Funding, Early Childhood Educators Continue to Struggle, Report Finds

Oct 15, 2024 · Emily Tate Sullivan

Despite Historic Funding, Early Childhood Educators Continue to Struggle, Report Finds

Education Workforce

Despite Historic Funding, Early Childhood Educators Continue to Struggle, Report Finds

Oct 15, 2024

Despite Historic Funding, Early Childhood Educators Continue to Struggle, Report Finds

Affordability

How Much Does Family Income Matter for Student Outcomes?

Oct 14, 2024 · Daniel Mollenkamp

How Much Does Family Income Matter for Student Outcomes?

Affordability

How Much Does Family Income Matter for Student Outcomes?

Oct 14, 2024

How Much Does Family Income Matter for Student Outcomes?

Supporting Young Students’ Social-Emotional Needs in the Post-COVID Era

Sep 25, 2024 · Katie Pothireddy

Supporting Young Students’ Social-Emotional Needs in the Post-COVID Era

Supporting Young Students’ Social-Emotional Needs in the Post-COVID Era

Sep 25, 2024

Supporting Young Students’ Social-Emotional Needs in the Post-COVID Era

Child Care

States Turn to Employers to Boost Child Care Benefits

Sep 19, 2024 · Darreonna Davis, The 19th

States Turn to Employers to Boost Child Care Benefits

Child Care

States Turn to Employers to Boost Child Care Benefits

Sep 19, 2024

States Turn to Employers to Boost Child Care Benefits

Early Learning

With Kindergarten Readiness on the Decline, Some Districts Try New Interventions

Sep 17, 2024 · Emily Tate Sullivan

With Kindergarten Readiness on the Decline, Some Districts Try New Interventions

Early Learning

With Kindergarten Readiness on the Decline, Some Districts Try New Interventions

Sep 17, 2024

With Kindergarten Readiness on the Decline, Some Districts Try New Interventions

Early Learning

To Be Ready for Kindergarten, Teachers and Researchers Say Social-Emotional Skills Are Key

Sep 10, 2024 · Emily Tate Sullivan

To Be Ready for Kindergarten, Teachers and Researchers Say Social-Emotional Skills Are Key

Early Learning

To Be Ready for Kindergarten, Teachers and Researchers Say Social-Emotional Skills Are Key

Sep 10, 2024

To Be Ready for Kindergarten, Teachers and Researchers Say Social-Emotional Skills Are Key

Opinion

How Home Visiting Programs Benefit the Whole Family

Aug 21, 2024 · Cara Craig

How Home Visiting Programs Benefit the Whole Family

Opinion

How Home Visiting Programs Benefit the Whole Family

Aug 21, 2024

How Home Visiting Programs Benefit the Whole Family

Early Learning

Extreme Heat Affects Young Children. Are Early Learning Programs Equipped for It?

Aug 13, 2024 · Emily Tate Sullivan

Extreme Heat Affects Young Children. Are Early Learning Programs Equipped for It?

Early Learning

Extreme Heat Affects Young Children. Are Early Learning Programs Equipped for It?

Aug 13, 2024

Extreme Heat Affects Young Children. Are Early Learning Programs Equipped for It?

Early Learning

For Rural Families, Home-Based Child Care Could Improve Access to Preschool

Aug 8, 2024 · Anne Vilen

For Rural Families, Home-Based Child Care Could Improve Access to Preschool

Early Learning

For Rural Families, Home-Based Child Care Could Improve Access to Preschool

Aug 8, 2024

For Rural Families, Home-Based Child Care Could Improve Access to Preschool

Education Workforce

What’s Behind the Explosion of Apprenticeships in Early Childhood Education?

Aug 1, 2024 · Emily Tate Sullivan

What’s Behind the Explosion of Apprenticeships in Early Childhood Education?

Education Workforce

What’s Behind the Explosion of Apprenticeships in Early Childhood Education?

Aug 1, 2024

What’s Behind the Explosion of Apprenticeships in Early Childhood Education?

Early Learning

Evidence Shows That Home Visits Support Children and Families. Here’s What to Know.

Jun 25, 2024 · Emily Tate Sullivan

Evidence Shows That Home Visits Support Children and Families. Here’s What to Know.

Early Learning

Evidence Shows That Home Visits Support Children and Families. Here’s What to Know.

Jun 25, 2024

Evidence Shows That Home Visits Support Children and Families. Here’s What to Know.

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