The quest for reliable funding of children’s programs often runs through local government, and First Steps Kent of Kent County,...
“Some of this stuff doesn't even make sense,” marvels Malcolm Mitchell, children’s author and executive director of the Share the Magic Foundation. “I'm actually sometimes taken aback by it, because I don't really know how it all transpired. Talking through it kind of helps.”
Cuts to Colorado Early Intervention Program Threaten Therapies for Young Children with Disabilities
State cuts threaten therapies for Colorado children with disabilities.
Speech therapy, physical therapy, or other services for some Colorado babies and toddlers with developmental delays could be pared back...
Does preschool help children become more successful adults? In a recent piece in The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Alison Gopnik (coauthor of The Scientist in the Crib, among other books) writes,
Early Education Is the Most Segregated Learning Space
How Researchers Casey Stockstill and Halley Potter Hope to Change That
It’s been 70 years since the Supreme Court’s pivotal Brown vs. Board of Education ruling that racially segregated schools are...
California Added a New Grade for 4-Year-Olds. Here’s How Many Parents Have Enrolled
While the overall numbers of enrolled students are up, the percentage of eligible 4-year-olds enrolled has fallen.
In July, Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the success of California’ transitional kindergarten expansion, saying enrollment in the $2.7 billion program...
After decades of disinvestment in child care that went largely unnoticed, the pandemic knocked the fragile system even more off...
Other Countries Have Social Safety Nets: The U.S. Has Women
Q+A with author Jessica Calarco on her new book, “Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net”
Jessica Calarco is onto something. There’s a reason why women in this country feel that so much pressure rests on...
As kids head back to school—in person, hybrid or remote—a wistfulness for the missed opportunities of summer might be setting...
Preschool Enrollment, Spending Hit Record Highs, but Access and Quality Gaps Persist
The national preschool landscape remains uncertain, according to new research from the National Institute for Early Education Research.
Although the 2023-24 school year saw historic gains for early childhood education, the national landscape for preschool remains uncertain. The...
Big Ten Early Learning Alliance Shines a Light on Early Childhood Data Solutions
A new coalition of early childhood research experts are collaborating to disseminate solutions to the field — starting with a focus on data.
“Isn’t it kind of crazy that we are still asking the same questions that we asked 15 years ago?” marvels...
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...
