We’ve been through a lot together the past few years. A lot. A few weeks ago, experts and teachers told...
While the U.S. is busy debating whether or not to finally invest in our failing child care system, Canada is busy doing it.
When workers leave an industry in droves because the pay is better at fast-food chains or because they can’t take...
A graphic story on the child care cliff and end of ARPA funding for child care
Stephanie Simon, program manager of First Up, was on her way to a site visit when her phone rang. “If...
Oklahoma Child Care Options Are Abysmal, and It’s Not By Accident
Guess who's the blame? Lawmakers.
A few years ago, I had just about given up hope. Every month for nearly two years after my youngest...
Elliot’s Provocations unpacks current events in the early learning world and explores how we can chart a path to a...
Parents with children enrolled in a universal pre-kindergarten program in New Haven, Connecticut, increased their earnings by an average of...
Has the 2024 Election Cycle Set the Stage for a National Consensus on Child Care?
Child care may be closer to an open window of opportunity than our divided politics would suggest possible.
A famous theory in political science asserts that windows for major policy reforms come along only every so often, and...
Cokis is an immigrant mom and grandmother in Arizona. Her struggles with the trauma that she and one of her...
Frederica Perera, founder of the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health, didn’t write Children’s Health and the Perils of Climate...
New Research: Young Learners in South Carolina’s Majority Black Schools Facing Greater Suspensions
Stark racial disparities in harsh discipline found in a comparison study of Charleston elementary schools that include pre-K programs.
This article was published in partnership with The 74. Young learners attending predominantly Black schools in the Charleston County School...














