Sharing the Findings from Better Life Lab: Improving Child Care Assistance and Investment Part 4 of a 5-Part Series Rebecca Gale·Aug 23, 2022·10 min readOur country is in a child care crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has shown how difficult it is for... Read More
A New Start for New Mexico’s Native FamiliesMark Swartz·Dec 7, 2021·3 min read“What some may see as a gap,” says Jovanna Archuleta, “that’s not necessarily a gap. We can learn a lot... 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
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
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
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
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
States, Time to Step Up on Child CareElliot Haspel·Mar 1, 2022·8 min readElliot’s Provocations unpacks current events in the early learning world and explores how we can chart a path to a... 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
Voices and Visions for Transformative Change from Child Care NEXTMark Swartz·Aug 16, 2022·9 min readChild Care NEXT, a new initiative of the Alliance for Early Success, supports diverse coalitions in states “ready to mount... Read More
Warren and Haaland Introduce Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act What Will It Do? Tom Kertscher·Jul 8, 2019·3 min readA universal child care plan rolled out by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, one of the roughly two dozen... Read More
Early Childhood Connector: Ounce of Prevention Creates Systems-Based Solutions for Building Early Learning CommunitiesMark Swartz·Jul 23, 2020·5 min readThere are more than 19,000 cities and towns and more than 13,000 school districts in the United States, and it’s... Read More