Recently, an unprecedented amount of attention has coalesced around the U.S. child care market. In the wake of Covid-19—with thousands...
Pilot Program Insulates Home-Based Child Care Providers from Income Volatility
The Thriving Providers Project, backed by philanthropic dollars, deposits $500 per month into the bank accounts of participating child care providers.
Carmen Reaves has worked in child care for 25 years. Parents drop their children off at her home in the...
The US Census Bureau recently singled out Idaho for having the nation’s largest percentage of population growth. Why do you...
Sometimes a term gets repeated so often that the meaning becomes obscure. While it might seem like we’re all talking...
Our partners from the Center for the Study of Social Policy held a webinar on Tuesday, January 14, to teach...
New Research: Young Learners in South Carolina’s Majority Black Schools Facing Greater Suspensions
Stark racial disparities in harsh discipline found in a comparison study of Charleston elementary schools that include pre-K programs.
This article was published in partnership with The 74. Young learners attending predominantly Black schools in the Charleston County School...
As the U.S. finally appears to be coming to grips with how essential childcare is to future economic growth—and how...
This November, New Mexicans sent a resounding message to their state officials: fund early childhood education. With 70% voter approval,...
Policymakers increasingly understand the importance of expanding the availability of quality early care and education for young children. In good...
On Tomorrow’s Ballot, New Mexico Votes on Funding Universal Child Care
Q and A with a New Mexico Child Care Policy Expert
New Mexico made national headlines in the spring of 2022 when Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham waived child care subsidy copays...
Analysis: Public School Pre-K Teachers Are Professionals, But Aren’t Treated That Way
From pay to professional development to coordination with colleagues in higher grades, schools have a long way to go, study finds
States are investing in expanding their pre-K programs. More than 1.5 million children were enrolled in a state-funded pre-K in...
What the Looming Child Tax Credit Expiration Means for Your Family
A graphic primer on the child tax credit — and why Congress is talking about it
