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The Full PUMP Act Is Now in Effect. Here’s What It Does for Lactating Parents.

The law extends protections to 9 million additional lactating parents and allows workers to sue their employer if they are not compliant.

Chabeli Carrazana·May 9, 2023·10 min read

The PUMP Act, a bill designed to extend workplace protections to an additional 9 million nursing parents, goes into full effect on Friday.

More than 700 Child Care Providers Shut Their Doors to Demand Better Pay

“Without Child Care, There’s No Workforce”

Bryce Covert·May 8, 2023·4 min read

Lorretta Johnson has been running a child care out of her home in Austin, Texas since 1999, caring mostly for...

Black Women Fear Death During and Post-Pregnancy: It Isn’t Paranoia

Christina Sturdivant Sani·April 27, 2023·12 min read

When Venicia Gray walked into her OB-GYN’s office in 2019, she asked a direct question: “What are my chances of...

Doula Services: Michigan Offers Medicaid Enrollees a Powerful Boost for Better Childbirth Outcomes

K.C. Compton·April 11, 2023·6 min read

Many people see the word “doula” and think, “Ah, yes. A midwife.” Though the two words describe important roles in...

Will Biden’s First Term Have a Lasting Impact on the Child Care Sector?

New Annual Budget Devotes $600 Billion Over 10 Years to Child Care and Early Childhood Education

Bryce Covert·April 5, 2023·6 min read

The race to elect the next president hasn’t officially started, but soon President Joe Biden will turn toward defending his...

The Power of First 10 Partnerships: 3 Examples

Part II of a two-part interview with David Jacobson

Mark Swartz·March 16, 2023·4 min read

The First 10 initiative of the Education Development Center (EDC) supports a network that will soon include more than 60...

The Power of First 10 Partnerships

Part I of a two-part interview with David Jacobson

Mark Swartz·March 16, 2023·5 min read

The First 10 initiative of the Education Development Center (EDC) supports a network that will soon include more than 60...

Harvard’s Nonie Lesaux on the Long and Winding Road to High-Quality, Universal Child Care

Mark Swartz·March 15, 2023·6 min read

Early education advocates cheered when President Biden’s State of the Union address noted that children who attend preschool are nearly...

Bank Street’s New Policy Fellowship Aims for Equity and Quality

Four Early Childhood Leaders Describe Their Journeys

Mark Swartz·March 9, 2023·5 min read

The Bank Street College of Education’s new Early Childhood Policy Fellowship got started this past September. The year-long, remote, no-cost...

Study Finds Preschool Programs Reserved for Disadvantaged Children Not as Effective as Universal Programs that Include Higher-Income Families

Kendra Hurley·February 16, 2023·5 min read

New York City’s popular 3-K-for-All program was supposed to offer free preschool to all of the city’s 3-year-olds. But last...