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Virginia is for Childcare Solutions

Smart2Start = 1 Application for Almost 150 Providers

Mark Swartz·Feb 26, 2020·2 min read

Virginia’s Roanoke Valley, anchored by its namesake city in Southwest Virginia, is a considerable distance from the economically booming area...

Let’s Talk About the Encouraging COVID Experience of U.S. Child Care Programs

Elliot Haspel·Aug 28, 2020·7 min read

One of the most frustrating aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is the need to act with incomplete information, like driving...

Neighborhood Villages: The Pathway to Professionalism is Paved with Apprenticeships

K.C. Compton·Feb 22, 2023·8 min read

“There is growing agreement on the need for more highly skilled child care teachers and an increased awareness that teachers...

What Does Accountable and Justice-Oriented Early Childhood Education Look Like?

Part 5 of a 5-Part Series

Ai Binh Ho·Sep 21, 2022·25 min read

Many immigrant parents express fear around ECE centers. They worry that their child rearing practices, which may be historically rooted and culturally normative, may be viewed as abuse in the U.S. They also fear being tracked, monitored or reported.

Recent Analysis: Even Before the Pandemic, Child Care Providers Were Overworked and Underpaid

Bryce Covert·Aug 10, 2022·3 min read

People who work in the early childhood education sector are crucial to keeping millions of American children healthy and safe...

We’re Asking the Wrong Questions About COVID Cases in Child Care

Elliot Haspel·Jul 9, 2020·6 min read

The question that parents and practitioners really want to know is this: How safe are child cares? Or, put another way, how likely is my child (or am I) to catch COVID-19 from a child care center? In order to know that, we need to be able to answer how much transmission is occurring WITHIN child care centers? Until we ask the right questions and demand the right data, we’ll be stumbling in the dark.

Minnesota Makes Major Strides on Behalf of Children and Families

Legislative Session Brings $750 Million in New Funds for Child Care and Early Learning Programs

Rebecca Gale·Jul 25, 2023·4 min read

There are major changes coming for families in Minnesota. That is how Representative Dave Pinto explains it. The Democratic legislator,...

New Report Provides Data, Illuminates Opportunities and Challenges for Home-based Pre-K Providers

Venette Pierre·Aug 26, 2021·4 min read

Home-based child care, including licensed Family Child Care (FCC), is an ideal solution for many families, including those who work...

Making the Bipartisan Case for Child Care: the Industry that Keeps America Working

Mark Swartz·Sep 9, 2020·4 min read

Bipartisanship is increasingly rare these days, but even before the pandemic, child care was an issue that could reliably, occasionally,...

Microchip Companies Need Federal Grant Money. They’re Rolling Out Child Care to Get It.

Jessica Kutz·May 15, 2024·8 min read

Last year, the Department of Commerce announced a historic first: Companies applying for a federal grant program had to provide a plan for offering child care to their workers. The grant money comes from the CHIPS and Science Act, which passed in 2022 and includes $50 billion to expand semiconductor manufacturing and research in the United States.