Current Head Start Program Performance Standards Protect Children with Disabilities
The proposed rule, Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs…
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Transitions Don’t End at the Schoolhouse Door
Gwinnett County is a bright spot for transitions to kindergarten and beyond.
Community-Focused Professional Development for Early Learning
Professional development for early educators in three communities strengthened social and emotional learning, dual language learning, and trauma-re…
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The kindergarten many of us picture faded in recent memory, not in the distant past.
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There is a lot we need to rethink about kindergarten.
What’s in the Trump Administration’s New Head Start Rule?
The proposed rule amounts to a sweeping rollback of the federal standards that have defined Head Start’s quality an…
Beyond Market Rates: How States and Cities Are Estimating the True Cost of Quality Care
This resource is for state and local policymakers, agency leaders and staff, and early childhood advocates working …
Q&A with Economist Jessica H. Brown About Accurately Measuring Child Care Access and Demand
Jessica H. Brown, an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of South Carolina, tests whether areas desi…