There’s a truism among child-mindful urban planners: Children are an indicator species for cities. “Just as the presence of salmon...
Build Back Better Helps, Not Hurts, Faith-Based Child Care
Critics are Overselling the Changes While Religious Programs Fight for Their Lives
While the investments in early care and education appear broadly safe, one unresolved design question concerns what should be required of child care programs operated by faith communities.
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For decades, the Educational Alliance on Manhattan’s Lower East Side ran two parallel but separate early childhood programs. If you...
It feels bizarre to be writing these words, but the U.S. stands on the verge of a real early learning system.
What’s Missing in Early Childhood Education: A School District
The established model works for K-12, so why is it missing in ECE?
Neighborhood Villages began with a goal: do for child care what the state already does for K-12. Organize it, regulate...
My paternity leaves were some of the most cherished weeks of my life. While far too short, I have crystal-clear...
As the fight for an effective and well-funded child care system continues, philanthropies are exploring innovative avenues to support advocacy...
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As a state representative in Michigan, Greg VanWoerkom has gone on a lot of tours of local businesses to find...
While the U.S. is busy debating whether or not to finally invest in our failing child care system, Canada is busy doing it.
This July, American parents started experiencing something brand new. After Democrats passed an expansion of the Child Tax Credit in...