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Affordability

Families at All Income Levels Struggle to Find Child Care

Jan 21 · Lauren Coffey

Families at All Income Levels Struggle to Find Child Care

Affordability

Families at All Income Levels Struggle to Find Child Care

Jan 21

Families at All Income Levels Struggle to Find Child Care

EdSurge ⚡ Trends Report

Early Childhood Experts Expect to Hit ‘Tipping Point’ in 2026

Jan 13 · Lauren Coffey

Early Childhood Experts Expect to Hit ‘Tipping Point’ in 2026

EdSurge ⚡ Trends Report

Early Childhood Experts Expect to Hit ‘Tipping Point’ in 2026

Jan 13

Early Childhood Experts Expect to Hit ‘Tipping Point’ in 2026

Fun Stuff

Most Popular EdSurge Early Education Stories of 2025

Jan 8 · Lauren Coffey

Most Popular EdSurge Early Education Stories of 2025

Fun Stuff

Most Popular EdSurge Early Education Stories of 2025

Jan 8

Most Popular EdSurge Early Education Stories of 2025

Artificial Intelligence

1 in 3 Pre-K Teachers Uses Generative AI at School

Jan 5 · Lauren Coffey

1 in 3 Pre-K Teachers Uses Generative AI at School

Artificial Intelligence

1 in 3 Pre-K Teachers Uses Generative AI at School

Jan 5

1 in 3 Pre-K Teachers Uses Generative AI at School

Child Care

Child Care Costs More than Rent in Most Metro Areas. Why Can't We Fix That?

Dec 15, 2025 · Nadia Tamez-Robledo

Child Care Costs More than Rent in Most Metro Areas. Why Can't We Fix That?

Child Care

Child Care Costs More than Rent in Most Metro Areas. Why Can't We Fix That?

Dec 15, 2025

Child Care Costs More than Rent in Most Metro Areas. Why Can't We Fix That?

Well-Being

More Than Half of Child Care Providers Have Gone Hungry, New Report Finds

Dec 9, 2025 · Lauren Coffey

More Than Half of Child Care Providers Have Gone Hungry, New Report Finds

Well-Being

More Than Half of Child Care Providers Have Gone Hungry, New Report Finds

Dec 9, 2025

More Than Half of Child Care Providers Have Gone Hungry, New Report Finds

Early Learning

What Climate Change Means for Little Kids — And Their Caregivers

Dec 1, 2025 · Emily Tate Sullivan

What Climate Change Means for Little Kids — And Their Caregivers

Early Learning

What Climate Change Means for Little Kids — And Their Caregivers

Dec 1, 2025

What Climate Change Means for Little Kids — And Their Caregivers

First-Person

After Years Reporting on Early Care and Education, I’m Now Living It

Nov 17, 2025 · Emily Tate Sullivan

After Years Reporting on Early Care and Education, I’m Now Living It

First-Person

After Years Reporting on Early Care and Education, I’m Now Living It

Nov 17, 2025

After Years Reporting on Early Care and Education, I’m Now Living It

Child Care

More States Adopt ‘Tri-Share’ for Child Care, Even As Some Question Its Merits

Nov 11, 2025 · Emily Tate Sullivan

More States Adopt ‘Tri-Share’ for Child Care, Even As Some Question Its Merits

Child Care

More States Adopt ‘Tri-Share’ for Child Care, Even As Some Question Its Merits

Nov 11, 2025

More States Adopt ‘Tri-Share’ for Child Care, Even As Some Question Its Merits

Child Care

As More States Expand Child Care Programs, This Is One to Watch

Nov 6, 2025 · Lauren Coffey

As More States Expand Child Care Programs, This Is One to Watch

Child Care

As More States Expand Child Care Programs, This Is One to Watch

Nov 6, 2025

As More States Expand Child Care Programs, This Is One to Watch

Research Commentary

This Teacher Says Toddlers Can Read. Here’s What Science and My 4-Year-Old Say.

Oct 31, 2025 · Mi Aniefuna

This Teacher Says Toddlers Can Read. Here’s What Science and My 4-Year-Old Say.

Research Commentary

This Teacher Says Toddlers Can Read. Here’s What Science and My 4-Year-Old Say.

Oct 31, 2025

This Teacher Says Toddlers Can Read. Here’s What Science and My 4-Year-Old Say.

Education Workforce

The ‘Silver Bullet’ to Fix Child Care’s Staffing Problem

Sep 23, 2025 · Lauren Coffey

The ‘Silver Bullet’ to Fix Child Care’s Staffing Problem

Education Workforce

The ‘Silver Bullet’ to Fix Child Care’s Staffing Problem

Sep 23, 2025

The ‘Silver Bullet’ to Fix Child Care’s Staffing Problem

Policy and Government

Two Moms and Trump’s Head Start Rule: Child Care Shortages Meet Anti-Immigrant Politics

Sep 19, 2025 · Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat

Two Moms and Trump’s Head Start Rule: Child Care Shortages Meet Anti-Immigrant Politics

Policy and Government

Two Moms and Trump’s Head Start Rule: Child Care Shortages Meet Anti-Immigrant Politics

Sep 19, 2025

Two Moms and Trump’s Head Start Rule: Child Care Shortages Meet Anti-Immigrant Politics

How School-Family Partnerships Can Boost Early Literacy

Sep 10, 2025 · Megan Colburn

How School-Family Partnerships Can Boost Early Literacy

How School-Family Partnerships Can Boost Early Literacy

Sep 10, 2025

How School-Family Partnerships Can Boost Early Literacy

Well-Being

4-Year-Olds Pose Messy Challenge for Elementary Schools: Toilet-Training

Sep 5, 2025 · Lasherica Thornton, EdSource

4-Year-Olds Pose Messy Challenge for Elementary Schools: Toilet-Training

Well-Being

4-Year-Olds Pose Messy Challenge for Elementary Schools: Toilet-Training

Sep 5, 2025

4-Year-Olds Pose Messy Challenge for Elementary Schools: Toilet-Training

Policy and Government

Head Start Funding Is on Track for Approval. It Still May Not Be Enough.

Sep 3, 2025 · Lauren Coffey

Head Start Funding Is on Track for Approval. It Still May Not Be Enough.

Policy and Government

Head Start Funding Is on Track for Approval. It Still May Not Be Enough.

Sep 3, 2025

Head Start Funding Is on Track for Approval. It Still May Not Be Enough.

Early Learning

Study: Kids Suffer as Nearly Half of U.S. Families Struggle to Meet Basic Needs

Jul 15, 2025 · Marianna McMurdock

Study: Kids Suffer as Nearly Half of U.S. Families Struggle to Meet Basic Needs

Early Learning

Study: Kids Suffer as Nearly Half of U.S. Families Struggle to Meet Basic Needs

Jul 15, 2025

Study: Kids Suffer as Nearly Half of U.S. Families Struggle to Meet Basic Needs

Technology Trends

Could Podcasts Fix Screen Time Woes for Children?

Jun 30, 2025 · Lauren Coffey

Could Podcasts Fix Screen Time Woes for Children?

Technology Trends

Could Podcasts Fix Screen Time Woes for Children?

Jun 30, 2025

Could Podcasts Fix Screen Time Woes for Children?

Policy and Government

Can the Most Populous State Pull Off Universal Pre-K?

Jun 23, 2025 · Lauren Coffey

Can the Most Populous State Pull Off Universal Pre-K?

Policy and Government

Can the Most Populous State Pull Off Universal Pre-K?

Jun 23, 2025

Can the Most Populous State Pull Off Universal Pre-K?

Youth Culture

What Will Kids Lose If PBS Gets Cut?

Jun 18, 2025 · Lauren Coffey

What Will Kids Lose If PBS Gets Cut?

Youth Culture

What Will Kids Lose If PBS Gets Cut?

Jun 18, 2025

What Will Kids Lose If PBS Gets Cut?

Teaching and Learning

Montessori Schools Are Hot — Until They're Not. What Does That Mean About Education?

Jun 9, 2025 · Lauren Coffey

Montessori Schools Are Hot — Until They're Not. What Does That Mean About Education?

Teaching and Learning

Montessori Schools Are Hot — Until They're Not. What Does That Mean About Education?

Jun 9, 2025

Montessori Schools Are Hot — Until They're Not. What Does That Mean About Education?

Child Care

Report: For First Time in Years, Home-Based Child Care Programs Are on the Rise

Jun 2, 2025 · Lauren Coffey

Report: For First Time in Years, Home-Based Child Care Programs Are on the Rise

Child Care

Report: For First Time in Years, Home-Based Child Care Programs Are on the Rise

Jun 2, 2025

Report: For First Time in Years, Home-Based Child Care Programs Are on the Rise

Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Turn to AI to Help Diagnose Children’s Speech Disorders

May 28, 2025 · Lauren Coffey

Researchers Turn to AI to Help Diagnose Children’s Speech Disorders

Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Turn to AI to Help Diagnose Children’s Speech Disorders

May 28, 2025

Researchers Turn to AI to Help Diagnose Children’s Speech Disorders

Policy and Government

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

May 8, 2025 · 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, 2025

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, 2025 · 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, 2025

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, 2025 · 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, 2025

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, 2025 · 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, 2025

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, 2025 · 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, 2025

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, 2025 · 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, 2025

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, 2025 · 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, 2025

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

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