Who’s Helping Families Recover?
Hope Street is filling a role that, in another time and place might have been filled by the local elementary school or church.
Early Childhood Education
To Make the Most of Federal ECE Investments, Remember Kindergarten & Early Grades
One area yet to be addressed is what the expansion means for how kindergarten and the early grades must transform.
Strengthening Early Childhood Transitions Using ESSER Funds
Now is the time to prioritize the transition of young children leaving pre-K and entering elementary school
Including Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care in California’s Vision for Early Childhood Reform
At its best, FFN care can be child-centered, familial, and flexible. But it can also be fraught if providers don’t have enough support.
Highlights from the Kindergarten Exodus Webinar
In a September webinar, four superintendents discussed the pandemic’s impact on kindergarten students and their families.
True Mixed Delivery Pre-K Includes Family Child Care Providers — But How?
There are multiple reasons FCC participation in pre-K remains rare and why incorporating FCC into these systems will be challenging.
Addressing Parents’ Hopes and Fears for This School Year
Focus Group Findings Highlight Importance of Providing Smooth Transition Back to School
Federal Investment in Early Education is on the Horizon. Here Are Our Questions.
This may be a once-in-a-generation opportunity for comprehensive investment in our nation’s young children.
Early Childhood Educators Hungry for Strategies to Support State’s Growing Population of Multilingual Children
A new report offers insight on how to provide continual development opportunities for teachers in dual language classrooms in California.
Addressing Chronic Early Absence: A Critical Component of COVID-19 Recovery
Chang and Wiener explain why addressing challenges to attendance is so important and offer some potential solutions and resources.