When the Council for Professional Recognition issued its millionth Child Development Associate (CDA) credential in September 2023, it was cause...
Two pieces of news over the past few weeks are causing me to update my prediction and become far more concerned about the coming years.
ParentCorps Builds Relationships from the Ground Up
“You’re the Expert on Your Child”
If hearts and minds don’t change, neither will the social structures holding us back. But what’s the best way to...
All babies need attention and stimulation. What may be surprising is how little actual instruction they need. Given that the...
In Texas, A Break for Child Care Providers Via Property Taxes
Instead of Direct Payments to Providers, a Ballot Referendum in Texas Offers a Property Tax Break
For Alejandra Gardner, it wasn’t until she began receiving funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that her child...
D’Arcy Goldman, incoming chair of EMPath’s board of directors, says, “Kim's dedication and experience serving the Boston community is well documented, but what may be lesser known is her incredible ability as a leader to bring different groups and perspectives together to get things done.”
Whether parents can claim their infants as dependents on this year’s taxes—or must wait until next year—can have long-lasting impacts...
High-quality early education leads to lifelong success for children and their communities, and it cannot happen without professionals cultivating and...
Uché Blackstock didn’t plan to become a radical physician, but the pain and death she witnessed at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn radicalized her.
Unequal Access: The Failure of Special Education in Indian Country, Part 1
An ELN investigation has revealed a systemic breakdown
Candy Mink Springs, Okla.—Until Sequoyah Littledeer was almost four, he didn’t speak. As a non-verbal infant and toddler, his parents...
The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in unprecedented federal spending in the child care industry. When schools and child care programs shut...
Shantel Meek, Ph.D., founding executive director of the Children’s Equity Project at Arizona State University, learned an important lesson during...
