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Cuts to Colorado Early Intervention Program Threaten Therapies for Young Children with Disabilities

State cuts threaten therapies for Colorado children with disabilities.

Ann Schimke·Mar 6, 2025·3 min read

Speech therapy, physical therapy, or other services for some Colorado babies and toddlers with developmental delays could be pared back...

OPINION: Nearly Half of Child Care Teachers Leave Every Year — Why Aren’t We Talking About This?

Elliot Haspel·Mar 16, 2021·6 min read

Imagine you are building a car. You invest in a solid chassis, make sure the wheels are inflated, oil the...

Think Child Care is Hard to Find? Try Being a Parent Who Works Early Mornings, Late Nights or Weekends

Bryce Covert·May 17, 2023·6 min read

It’s hard enough to find child care in this country that is dependable and affordable when working a regular 9...

OPINION: American Rescue Plan: the United States Finally Invests Serious Resources in Our Children

Bryce Covert·Mar 19, 2021·5 min read

The United States has finally decided to invest serious resources in our children. It just took a pandemic for it...

‘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.

Amanda Geduld·Apr 21, 2025·9 min read

Editor’s note: This story originally published on The 74 on April 18, 2025. After the story published, the Washington state...

On the Other Side of the Child Care Cliff, Over 1,000 Providers Stage One-Day Strike for A Day Without Child Care

Bryce Covert·May 13, 2024·8 min read

Terri Simms has run her child care business, known as Playtime Nursery School, in Dayton, Ohio for over 27 years....

For Young Children, a RAPID Response to the Pandemic

Mark Swartz·Jun 4, 2020·4 min read

The Rapid Assessment of Pandemic Impact on Development, or RAPID project, gathers essential information on unmet needs and health-promoting behaviors for...

FILM REVIEW: “Through The Night:” An Intimate Portrait of Family Child Care Reveals Deeper Truths About Caregiving

Elliot Haspel·Mar 4, 2021·4 min read

Early on in the recently released documentary Through The Night, Deloris “Nunu” Hogan circles up the group of children under...

New York City’s 60-year-old Fight for Universal Child Care

Today’s Activists Are Part of A Long, Historic Struggle. Will They Succeed?

Kendra Hurley·Jun 29, 2022·8 min read

As a federal plan to make child care affordable languishes in Congress, New York City has joined the growing number...

National Women’s Law Center’s #WeAretheBackbone Campaign Gives Voice to Child Care Workers

Mark Swartz·Sep 16, 2021·5 min read

Child care workers are the backbone of the economy and a smart new campaign from the National Women’s Law Center...

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.

Mark Swartz·Jan 23, 2025·4 min read

Carmen Reaves has worked in child care for 25 years. Parents drop their children off at her home in the...

Opinion: Child Cares Look Safe — It’s Time To Act Like It

Elliot Haspel·Jun 10, 2020·7 min read

COVID-19 is a bizarre disease that defies easy answers. It impacts the lungs – except when it doesn’t. It brutalizes...

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