What the Looming Child Tax Credit Expiration Means for Your Family
A graphic primer on the child tax credit — and why Congress is talking about it
‘Chainsaw Approach’ to Budget Cuts Leaves Military Families as Collateral Damage
Haspel: Child care programs on military bases are shutting down amid spending freezes, leaving families scrambling for care and undermining readiness.
Collateral damage is primarily a military term, and it is perhaps the best way to describe what some families of...
Head Start Providers Shocked as Federal Office Serving Wisconsin Shuts Down Without Notice
Four other regional offices also close Tuesday, but local programs get no official word
Head Start child care providers in Wisconsin and five other Midwestern states were stunned Tuesday to learn that the federal...
Staying Engaged In Uncertain Times
Amid the evolving policy environment, Start Early’s Yvette Sanchez Fuentes says early care and education advocates can build on bipartisan support.
Amid the evolving policy environment in Washington, early care and education advocates are weighing how best to preserve successful programs...
What RFK Jr.’s Plans for Baby Formula Mean for Parents
Advocates and public health officials say there is room for improvement in formula regulation, but some question that execution amid food safety oversight cuts
This story was originally reported by Barbara Rodriguez of The 19th. Federal officials earlier this month announced a new initiative...
‘It Made Me a Better Mom’: Home Visiting Program Delivers Support For Families
In St. Louis, trained parent educators help parents and caregivers navigate developmental milestones and support kids from birth until kindergarten.
Jettaqua Johnson was 22 years old, pregnant with her first child, and worried. The father of her child was incarcerated,...
Homelessness Rates Spike for Families, Putting Young Children at Risk
Housing instability can affect children’s cognitive and emotional development and ultimately their academic success.
In early February, Tateona Williams suffered the unthinkable. Around 1 a.m. on a freezing cold Monday, she parked her van...
HOAs are Creating Barriers for Home-Based Child Care Providers, Lawmakers Told
Proposed legislation would bar most homeowners associations in Nevada from prohibiting licensed home-based childcare operations within their communities.
This story was originally published at The Nevada Current Deetra Stewart provided home-based child care for more than two decades...
Child Care Centers Embedded in Empty Classrooms Support Teachers, Schools
Micro-centers rely on flexible licensing to provide child care at K-12 schools, helping parents with costs and schools with teacher retention.
Correction appended March 27 Midway between Nashville and Atlanta, the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, makes original use of a resource...
KIPP’s Night Kindergarten in Newark: a Rare ‘Bright Spot’ in COVID’s Dark Days
The program is a unique example of a school that moved quickly to keep children from missing out on their first year of school.
This article was co-published with the New Jersey Monitor. Rachel Hodge worked as a housekeeper at a hospital and was...
Families and Providers Deserve More Notice When Child Care Programs Close
When a program closes its doors abruptly, parents are left scrambling for care, providers are out of work and children lose the stability they need.
Imagine getting an email that your favorite restaurant has decided to close at the end of the month. That’s sad,...
Minnesota Bills Would Roll Back Bans on Seclusion and Expulsion for K-3 Students
Discipline reforms in wake of George Floyd's death had targeted disproportionate punishment of non-white kids and those with disabilities.
Two years ago, Minnesota outlawed most suspensions and all disciplinary seclusion of very young pupils in schools. An outgrowth of an effort...
