These Federal Policies Support Spanish-Language Child Care
How some states are building a multilingual child care workforce
A quarter of the children in the U.S. are Hispanic, according to the U.S. Census, yet 60 percent of Hispanic...
America Doesn’t Know How to Talk About Child Care
Child care is finally getting widespread attention, but we have yet to answer the essential questions: what is child care and who is it for?
I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect child care to be a major flashpoint in the 2024 election cycle. There are...
Parents with children enrolled in a universal pre-kindergarten program in New Haven, Connecticut, increased their earnings by an average of...
Q&A: Why the U.S. Is ‘Catastrophically Wrong’ to Separate Early Child Care from Education
In new book, child development expert Dan Wuori dismantles notion of early child care as a form of 'industrialized' babysitting.
In Dan Wuori’s upcoming book he argues that America’s early childhood policy has been premised on a harmful myth: “This...
As Pandemic Funding Ends, New Survey Shows Parents Facing Host of Child Care Challenges
Families struggling with rising child care prices, unexpected closures and scarcity of providers.
Parents across the nation are struggling to access affordable and reliable child care almost five years after the start of...
Stephanie Simon, program manager of First Up, was on her way to a site visit when her phone rang. “If...
Daniel Mendoza makes his own paintbrushes. It may have started out as a way to save money, but it also...
Early Ed, Rebounding After COVID: Report Shows Pre-K Enrollment Hitting Record Levels
Mississippi and New Mexico were among the top states making gains in the 2022 school year.
Four-year-olds entering pre-K in Mississippi’s Lamar County Schools don’t spend their days on worksheets or bent over papers practicing their...
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...
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...
Research: Excessive Screen Time for Preschoolers Leads to More Outbursts — and Even More Screen Time
Tracking the same kids over three years showed early tablet use leading to increased anger — and even more tablet use.
This article is produced in partnership with The 74. Young children who spend more than 75 minutes on a...
Poverty Wages, Staffing Crisis: New Federal Rule Looks to Sustain Head Start
New federal rule raises annual Head Start teacher salaries by $10,000 over time — but congressional funding is not guaranteed.
Andrea Muñeton has been a Head Start educator in California for 14 years. The work is important but greuling, she...
