Cast in America as a pay-to-play system with limited public funding, child care has long struggled with issues like difficult budgetary math, low educator pay, and highly variable quality. An unprecedented degree of investor activity is creating a cascade of risks for the sector, risks which threaten the path toward an inclusive child care system which works well for all children, parents, and early educators.
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Vanderbilt University’s Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center (PN-3) just issued its annual State Policy Roadmap, exploring ways that the states (and...
This holiday season, while some Americans are enjoying a cornucopia of abundance, 44% of child care providers are struggling to...
Unleashing the Potential of Young Dual Language Learners
Building Bilingualism into the Golden State’s Early Education
When it comes to supporting brain development and language skills, California’s policies matter not just for the nearly 60% of...