Rebecca Gale, Author at Early Learning Nation

The Pandemic Disrupted Gender Equity at Home. Will It Last?

New Data Explored at Better Life Lab at New America Symposium

Rebecca Gale·March 28, 2023·4 min read

Before the pandemic began in March 2020, Melissa and Richard Head would have said they evenly split the child care...

Educator Burnout: Another Child Care Struggle

Rebecca Gale·February 28, 2023·5 min read

Jennifer Trippett remembers the signs going up. In late 2021, fast food restaurants in the Bridgeport, West Virginia area announced...

How Child Care in Oregon is Saving the Construction Trade

Statewide apprenticeship program with generous child care subsidies also trains and recruits workers

Rebecca Gale·January 30, 2023·4 min read

There has been a construction boom in Oregon. Demand in the trade continues to rise yet 90 percent of construction...

A Landmark Victory for Pregnant and Nursing Workers – 10 Years in the Making

Rebecca Gale·January 12, 2023·5 min read

Charnae Easton knew she wanted to breastfeed her daughter. Even when she was pregnant and requesting accommodations to her mail...

On Tomorrow’s Ballot, New Mexico Votes on Funding Universal Child Care

Q and A with a New Mexico Child Care Policy Expert

Rebecca Gale·November 7, 2022·8 min read

New Mexico made national headlines in the spring of 2022 when Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham waived child care subsidy copays...

Lessons for Reporting on Child Care – A Glimpse Into the Future

Rebecca Gale·October 12, 2022·5 min read

A former editor of mine, while editing a policy-heavy story that needed more depth, lamented the demise of beat reporting....

Sharing the Findings from Better Life Lab: Improving Child Care Assistance and Investment

Part 4 of a 5-Part Series

Rebecca Gale·August 23, 2022·10 min read

Our country is in a child care crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has shown how difficult it is for...

Child Care Innovation: Centralizing Administrative Roles

Part 3 of a 5-part Series

Rebecca Gale·July 20, 2022·9 min read

Our country is in a child care crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has shown how difficult it is for...

Innovations in Child Care: Meeting Parents’ Diverse Needs and Preferences

Part 2 of a 5-Part Series

Rebecca Gale·June 30, 2022·8 min read

Our country is in a child care crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has shown how difficult it is for...

Innovations in Child Care Investment: Building the Case for Public and Private Funds

Part 1 of a 5-Part Series Explores Innovations in Child Care

Rebecca Gale·June 15, 2022·7 min read

Our country is in a child care crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has shown how difficult it is for...

Rebecca Gale

The Pandemic Disrupted Gender Equity at Home. Will It Last?

Educator Burnout: Another Child Care Struggle

How Child Care in Oregon is Saving the Construction Trade

A Landmark Victory for Pregnant and Nursing Workers – 10 Years in the Making

On Tomorrow’s Ballot, New Mexico Votes on Funding Universal Child Care

Lessons for Reporting on Child Care – A Glimpse Into the Future

Sharing the Findings from Better Life Lab: Improving Child Care Assistance and Investment

Child Care Innovation: Centralizing Administrative Roles

Innovations in Child Care: Meeting Parents’ Diverse Needs and Preferences

Innovations in Child Care Investment: Building the Case for Public and Private Funds

Elliot’s Provocations: 5 Early Learning Trends for 2024

5 Questions for the Governor: Oklahoma’s Kevin Stitt

More Than Meets the Eye: Jeremiah Program’s Chastity Lord

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