Some companies are responding to the child care crisis in a somewhat predictable way: they’re looking after their own. Stories have been emerging about a proliferation of on-site child care programs; an NPR article a few weeks ago noted that
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Innovations in Child Care Investment: Building the Case for Public and Private Funds
Part 1 of a 5-Part Series Explores Innovations in Child Care
Our country is in a child care crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has shown how difficult it is for...
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
“Families are maxed out,” says Myra Jones-Taylor. “Not just children, but their parents and the support networks they rely upon.”...
When Venicia Gray walked into her OB-GYN’s office in 2019, she asked a direct question: “What are my chances of...
Among the myriad economic effects on U.S. families stemming from the Great Recession, austerity measures implemented in many states also...
2021 was a momentous year for early childhood care & education. The field suffered blow after blow from COVID and then a knock-on staffing crisis; received nearly $50 billion in rescue funds to temporarily patch the gaping leaks; and is ending the year on the precipice of receiving enough public funds through the Build Back Better Act to finally become a stable and healthy sector.
While we’re taking Early Learning Nation Studio on the road less often during the pandemic, we’re offering recaps—Top Takeaways—from important...
Nobody studies early childhood for purely academic reasons; researchers’ studies hope to improve the lives of real kids. And the...
One of “Aesop’s Fables” goes like this: “A group of pigeons, terrified by the appearance of a Kite, called upon...
Originally published by The 19th; republished here with permission under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Nearly one in 4 parents...
Experts say that every dollar invested in care produces $9 in spending. Child care spending in particular both creates jobs...