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Universal Child Care May be Coming to Vermont
Could Provide a Blueprint for Success in Other States
In a nation where patchwork child care infrastructure has been wrecked by 18 months of pandemic, the state of Vermont...
Welcome to the first edition of my new monthly column, “Elliot’s Provocations.” The goal of this column is to unpack...
Every city-dweller has lived or witnessed some version of it: the mom on a bus struggling to fold a stroller...
What if, as a counterpart to public school districts for children five and under, we had “early childhood districts” adapted...
Since the establishment of the Department of Early Learning back in 2006, we’ve seen a lot of growth in awareness about early brain development and the importance of getting it right in the early years. The recent passage of the Fair Start for Kids Act is a historic investment in both early learning and child care, and it’s a great example of how our understanding about the importance of early childhood has advanced over the past few decades.
It will take a long time for us to fully unpack the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Research has...
State Roundup: The Summer of Child Care Innovations
New Mexico, Illinois and Connecticut Provide Cross-Section of States Making Bold Moves
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously said that states are the “laboratories of democracy.” It turns out they are the...
First Lady Susan Hutchinson and I have a strong commitment to protecting children, strengthening families and improving outcomes. We share the belief that every child in Arkansas deserves a safe and stable nurturing family every day.
Connecticut Becomes First State in Nation for Baby Bonds
Helps Tackle Generational Poverty in Low-Income Families
Connecticut just took an unprecedented step: on June 30 it became the first state in the country to create baby...
Those following the debates regarding President Biden’s historic child care proposal may be experiencing whiplash. On the one hand, a...
As the debate rages over proposals to improve U.S. child care, several commentators— mostly self-described conservatives—have pointed to Quebec’s child...
