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Wisconsin is Cutting State Funding for Child Care. Providers are Taking a Stand

Child care providers have long advocated for an equitable system and more support. In Wisconsin, they’re taking action.

Elliot Haspel·May 14, 2025·4 min read

On Monday, child care providers across the country participated in the fourth annual Day Without Child Care, closing their doors...

Research Study: Perception of Neighborhood Safety Can Shape Infant and Maternal Outcomes

K.C. Compton·Mar 12, 2024·6 min read

Sometimes the barriers that keep a pregnant person from seeking prenatal care and all the benefits that accrue to mother...

New Report by the Century Foundation: The Child Care Cliff Meant the End of Federal Funds – But Some States Are Stepping In to Fix That

Rebecca Gale·Feb 7, 2024·10 min read

The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in unprecedented federal spending in the child care industry. When schools and child care programs shut...

Getting Messy in Madison: The 6 Sides of the Upcoming Play Make Learn 2023 Conference

Part 2 of "Seasons of Play" Series

Mark Swartz·Jun 19, 2023·4 min read

The Play Make Learn conference, taking place July 20-21 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, offers educators hands-on learning experiences and...

New Ascend Fellows Announced at the Aspen Institute

Fellows Catalyze Change

Mark Swartz·Sep 23, 2022·8 min read

For 10 years, Ascend at the Aspen Institute has worked with families and partners to generate educational success and economic...

5 Top Takeaways from the Hunt Institute ‘Shared Services’ Webinar

Mark Swartz·Jul 27, 2022·3 min read

Sharing is one of the most important skills taught by early educators, so it’s ironic that the early education sector is just getting around to embracing sharing as a strategy to make small businesses more sustainable.

“Those children probably aren’t going to be eating”: Family Child Care Providers Prepare for Food Program Cliff

Elliot Haspel·Jun 7, 2022·3 min read

A little-noticed meteorite is about to smash into family child care providers. If Congress does not act by June 30th...

States, Time to Step Up on Child Care

Elliot Haspel·Mar 1, 2022·8 min read

Elliot’s Provocations unpacks current events in the early learning world and explores how we can chart a path to a...

5 Top Takeaways: How Children’s Literature Is Getting More Diverse, and Why That Matters

Mark Swartz·Feb 17, 2022·4 min read

Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...

5 Questions for the Governor: Wisconsin’s Tony Evers

The Editors·Sep 2, 2021·5 min read

Where do you go for the top news in Early Learning at the state level? Check out “5 Questions for...

5 Top Takeaways from the Fireside Chat: “A Moment to Think Creatively”

Mark Swartz·Mar 29, 2021·3 min read

On March 16, the National League of Cities (NLC) hosted a virtual fireside chat titled “State and Local Government Prenatal-to-Three Collaboration in Action.” The conversation focused on political leaders in Wisconsin, but the lessons were applicable beyond America’s Dairyland.