Child Care Innovation: Centralizing Administrative Roles Part 3 of a 5-part Series Rebecca Gale·Jul 20, 2022·9 min readOur country is in a child care crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has shown how difficult it is for... Read More
5 Top Takeaways: Hunt Institute and Alliance for Early Success Explore Big Wins for Little Kids 2022Mark Swartz·Dec 22, 2022·4 min read2022 produced an impressive number of big wins, which the Hunt Institute and Alliance for Early Success explored December 5 in this year’s edition of the Big Wins for Little Kids webinar. Read More
The Lesser-known Effort to Help Fix Child Care and Pay Teachers MoreKendra Hurley·Feb 8, 2022·4 min readWithin a notoriously underpaid workforce, Louisiana’s child care teachers receive some of the lowest wages—making on average $9.77 an hour... Read More
Using Policy to Plant a Powerful Future for New Mexico’s ChildrenK.C. Compton·Apr 16, 2020·7 min readThroughout the U.S., the care network for our nation’s youngest children is less a tightly woven safety net and more... Read More
New Report by the Century Foundation: The Child Care Cliff Meant the End of Federal Funds – But Some States Are Stepping In to Fix ThatRebecca Gale·Feb 7, 2024·10 min readThe Covid-19 pandemic ushered in unprecedented federal spending in the child care industry. When schools and child care programs shut... Read More
New Mexico Just Became the First State to Make Child Care Free for Nearly All FamiliesBryce Covert·May 26, 2022·8 min readNew Mexico, a state long used to landing at the bottom of national rankings for children’s well-being, just made a... Read More
On Tomorrow’s Ballot, New Mexico Votes on Funding Universal Child Care Q and A with a New Mexico Child Care Policy Expert Rebecca Gale·Nov 7, 2022·8 min readNew Mexico made national headlines in the spring of 2022 when Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham waived child care subsidy copays... Read More
How Grassroots Activists Got Early Childhood Education Aid on the Ballot in New MexicoLeigh Giangreco·Nov 30, 2022·6 min readThis November, New Mexicans sent a resounding message to their state officials: fund early childhood education. With 70% voter approval,... Read More
Art and Soul: Teaching Zuni Art Across Generations Zuni Youth Enrichment Project Connects Renowned Artists with Students for Art and Entrepreneurship Suzette Brewer·Aug 14, 2024·5 min readOn a recent Friday afternoon, student artists at the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project (ZYEP) were busy getting ready for an... Read More
New Mexico On Verge of Securing State Constitutional Change to Ensure Stable Funding for Children Zero to FiveBryce Covert·Jan 26, 2021·7 min readAfter a decade of organizing, early childhood education advocates in New Mexico are convinced they are about to secure something... Read More
New Mexico is the First State to Guarantee a Right to Early Childhood Education. Universal Child Care Could Come NextBryce Covert·Nov 9, 2022·6 min readYesterday, New Mexico voters made history: they overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that makes theirs the first state to guarantee... Read More
State Roundup: The Summer of Child Care Innovations New Mexico, Illinois and Connecticut Provide Cross-Section of States Making Bold Moves Elliot Haspel·Jul 16, 2021·4 min readSupreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously said that states are the “laboratories of democracy.” It turns out they are the... Read More