If you’ve been following my work at all, you know I bristle at many “incremental” solutions to child care challenges.
The history of racism in the United States and its ongoing impacts on children and families experiencing state-sponsored displacement are on full display in this collection edited by Dettlaff.
‘There Goes My Son’s Help:’ Wave of Washington Head Starts Shut Down as Chaos Engulfs Federal Program
After months of layoffs, funding freezes and uncertainty, Trump's new budget proposal calls for eliminating the anti-poverty early childhood program.
Editor’s note: This story originally published on The 74 on April 18, 2025. After the story published, the Washington state...
As a professor, nurse, mom and policymaker, access to efficient, effective and equitable early childhood education is and has been an ongoing top priority of mine.
Opinion: The Era of Child Care Incrementalism is Over
Child Care is Now a Top-Tier Bipartisan Issue
It can be difficult to realize you’ve reached a tipping point until you’re on the other side, like crossing a...
The pandemic has upended entire industries, including the early childhood education (ECE) industry, which has suffered through permanent closures, high...
Support for this project was provided by Better Life Lab at New America...
Terri Simms has run her child care business, known as Playtime Nursery School, in Dayton, Ohio for over 27 years....
Women come of age steeped in conversations about reproduction. Different cultures interact with women’s bodily changes in various ways, but...
Edward Manuszak wears many hats, but the two most important are Superintendent of Dundee (MI) Community Schools and as the AASA Early Learning Cohort Co-Chair. In both roles, he works to deliver excellent learning opportunities. So why is Manuszak among the first to say that “Early Childhood Matters Most?”
Help! We are barreling toward the holiday season, and the brakes aren’t working. Know what I mean? The most wonderful...
A little-noticed meteorite is about to smash into family child care providers. If Congress does not act by June 30th...
