Built to Last: How Leaders Are Creating Sustainable Early Childhood Funding
This resource is designed for state and local policymakers, agency leaders and staff, and advocates working to establish, design, or strengthen their own dedicated fund…
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Pre-K Is Having a Curriculum Moment. A Professional Learning Movement Needs To Follow.
Many pre-K systems remain stuck in outdated approaches to professional learning.
Federal Early Education Update: June 2026
The latest in federal early education news, including updates on the CCDF final rule and Head Start NPRMs
A National Review of Early Childhood Cost Models: Findings on Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
This analysis describes how states account for the true costs of early intervention and early childhood special education in child care systems.
Prioritizing Students with Disabilities in AI Policy
This updated policy brief offers new resources and insights on artificial intelligence for students with disabilities.
Room to Grow: Expanding Access to Early Education by Rethinking Physical Space
This resource is for state and local policymakers, agency leaders and staff, and early childhood advocates working to expand access to early education through facilities and space.
Confronting Harmful Federal Disability Policy in Health and Human Services
New America’s second Advancing Disability Access Forum examined how recent changes at HHS threaten the health and wellbeing of disabled people, older adults, and children.
Federal Early Education Update: March 2026
The latest in federal early education news
A Bureaucratic Shakeup Threatens Future Child Care Research
Plans to restructure OPRE could lead to a loss of valuable child care research
Funding the ADA’s Promise
This analysis of federal disability funding urges a holistic approach to support the core principles of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
New Higher Education Accountability Rules and Early Education: What We Know So Far
Choosing High-Quality Pre-K Curriculum and Instructional Materials
Guidance for state and district leaders
How Playful Pedagogy Supports Curricula and Other Learning Goals for Children
Children need access to “rich content and playful educational experiences that build their foundational skills.”
Emergent and Scripted: Debunking Either/Or False Choices about Pre-K Curricula
The challenge is designing and implementing a curriculum that balances structure with exploration.