States are taking early childhood education seriously. A recent report from the Alliance for Early Success documents the progress. (See...
Where do you go for the top news in Early Learning at the state level? Check out “5 Questions for...
On Tuesday, September 19, Capita hosted a “virtual fireside chat” with Ro Khanna, (D.-Cal.) and Wendy Doyle, president and CEO of United WE. Elliot Haspel, Capita’s director, Climate and Young Children (and Early Learning Nation columnist) hosted the conversation.
Open Letter: Coalition Urges Trump to Prioritize Child Care and Early Learning
A group of 88 state and national organizations sent a letter to President Trump outlining priorities for our nation’s youngest children and their families.
Research has proven that the first five years of a child’s life are critical for healthy development, and we know...
If caregiving is labor, if caregiving supports child development, if caregiving boosts the economy, if caregiving enables family flourishing, then how can we say only institutional programs belong within child care policy?
2024 Must-Reads: 9 Stories About Early Care and Education That We Can’t Stop Thinking About
Child care funding, the cost and quality of care, and working conditions and pay for early educators, were among the year’s top themes.
From Bloomberg Businessweek to The 74, it’s now an annual tradition to share a journalism “Jealousy List” — a tribute...
Those following the debates regarding President Biden’s historic child care proposal may be experiencing whiplash. On the one hand, a...
Staying Engaged In Uncertain Times
Amid the evolving policy environment, Start Early’s Yvette Sanchez Fuentes says early care and education advocates can build on bipartisan support.
Amid the evolving policy environment in Washington, early care and education advocates are weighing how best to preserve successful programs...
What Do Young Children Know about Race? You Might Be Surprised.
I-LABS’ Equity Briefs for Parents, Providers and Policymakers
What does white privilege have to do with early education? I spoke to Drs. Marley Jarvis and Andrew Meltzoff of the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences at University of Washington (I-LABS) about how children’s first experiences of race determine later perceptions and attitudes.
When the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project reported earlier this year that women in the workforce have made the greatest contribution...
AI-Fueled Testing, From the Mouths of Babes
Voice-activated, AI-powered software promises to level the playing field, especially for pre-K students.
One of the hidden advantages of video games is that they offer automatic assessments: Winning one shows a user that...
Early Educators And Child Care Providers Seek Legal Advice on Immigration
During the second Trump Administration, the early childhood workforce is getting a crash course in immigration law.
As the Trump administration vows to fulfill campaign promises of mass deportations, Lesley Ellefson-Porras, an immigration lawyer in Alexandria, Virginia,...
