Establishing a Right to Early Education: Part Three of a Four-Part Series
New Mexico and California have both made recent progress in providing no-cost child care to more residents.
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As Private Equity’s Role in Child Care Increases, Concerns Arise
Private equity firms now own 8 of the 11 largest U.S. child care chains by capacity
Q&A With California Leaders: Sona Grover on Supporting Immigrant Families in Silicon Valley
How one organization is partnering with local educators, schools, and community organizations to provide wrap around services and training f
Family-Centered Practices in EI/ECSE Are Important but Uneven
A recent study found that many parents do not experience family-centered best practices in EI/ECSE.
Long-Awaited Report Sheds Light on the Need for Better Pre-K Curricula
What’s indisputable is that the current state of pre-K curricula leaves a lot of room for improvement
Well-Being Is Key to a Strong Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Workforce
EI/ECSE practitioners are inadequately paid, which is a major factor tied to practitioner well-being, but not the only factor.
Establishing a Right to Early Education: Part Two of a Four-Part Series
States, such as Florida and New Jersey, have used their constitutions to extend early education access to more children.
In Effort to Entice Child Care Staff, More States Follow Kentucky’s Lead
As subsidy eligibility for child care workers expands to more states, questions remain about its viability for family child care providers
Federal Update: March 2024
The latest in federal early education news
Latest Debate on Pre-K Ignores the Impact of High-Quality Curricula and Aligned PD
The field’s best bet is to implement evidence-based curricula that explicitly target specific learning domains
Establishing a Right to Early Education: Part One of a Four-Part Series
A four-part blog series that will focus on how states are using different strategies in an effort to establish a right to ECE
In California, Testing Four-year-old Dual Language Learners Causes Anxiety and Concern
Some four-year-olds in California are taking English proficiency exams meant for older kids. Proposed legislation urges alternative options.
Deeper Learning in Kindergarten
In the Great First Eight curriculum, children participate actively in project-based learning much of the day.
Young Children with Disabilities Deserve a Strong Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Workforce
Who makes up the workforce? What are current workforce challenges and what strategies exist to address such challenges?
Education Requirements for Early Educators: How D.C. Is Doing It
Supports include scholarships, pathways, funds for increased compensation and benefits, and recognizing the experiences of current educators