Oklahoma Child Care Options Are Abysmal, and It’s Not By Accident
Guess who's the blame? Lawmakers.
A few years ago, I had just about given up hope. Every month for nearly two years after my youngest...
6-Year-Olds in England Get a Phonics Check. American Kids Should Get One, Too
Aldeman: Having students read a list of 40 words — some real, some not — and pass with an 80 or better has driven dramatic increases in performance
I’m going to give you a reading test. Ready? Say these words out loud: Chip Hill Jars Bep Fod Glork...
One of “Aesop’s Fables” goes like this: “A group of pigeons, terrified by the appearance of a Kite, called upon...
OPINION: Federal Programs and Data Demonstrate the Value of Relative and Neighbor Child Care Providers
It's Time for Federal Policy to Do the Same
Family, friend and neighbor child care (FFN)—child care that is offered informally in families and communities by trusted family members...
Why ‘Family, Friend and Neighbor Care’ Is an Essential Part of America’s Child Care System
FFN care is the most common type of non-parental child care in the United States today.
At 3 a.m., Reina Solano was startled awake by the ring of her phone. Her daughter, Ivonne Valadez Solano, was...
CT, NH Mandate Play-Based Learning in Schools. Why All States Should Do the Same
Wagner: Young kids learn through play. Requiring it provides an education that is enriching and rigorous and sets the foundation for future success
If you were to shadow a family child care educator for a day, you might join a group of young...
Has the 2024 Election Cycle Set the Stage for a National Consensus on Child Care?
Child care may be closer to an open window of opportunity than our divided politics would suggest possible.
A famous theory in political science asserts that windows for major policy reforms come along only every so often, and...
History Lessons Matter, Even in Preschool
Stillinger: Nothing is as compelling to a child as another child’s story, so my students learn about young people who helped create change.
When people hear that I work in a preschool, they can easily picture me pretending to drink tea, pinky up...
How Early Relationships Fuel Brain Development and Learning
Hau and Kang: Investing in early relationships is not just an act of kindness; it is a societal imperative that builds our future relational economy.
Among the most profound expressions of love are the relationships that shape a child’s earliest years. Just as love between...
A Rapid Succession of Child Care Closures Calls for Close Scrutiny
Is Guidepost Montessori on a path to becoming one of America’s most significant child care collapses?
The closure of a child care program can be devastating to children, families and the early educators who staff them....
Flipping the Script on Universal Child Care
Child care is an essential need for families, not a handout.
Consider two neighboring towns, Potato and Potahto. Both have collected $1,000 in taxes and their goal is to ensure that...
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Is Long Overdue for Reform
With a budget debate looming, here are some of the proposed solutions on the table.
You’d be forgiven for having trouble keeping up with the alphabet soup of family-related tax credits. Most of the policy...
