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Survey: Wisconsin Child Care Providers Forecasts Closures, Tuition Hikes Without State Support

Erik Gunn

What the Looming Child Tax Credit Expiration Means for Your Family

Rebecca Gale & Dianne Kirsch

‘Chainsaw Approach’ to Budget Cuts Leaves Military Families as Collateral Damage

Elliot Haspel

Child Care Centers Embedded in Empty Classrooms Support Teachers, Schools

Mark Swartz

Families and Providers Deserve More Notice When Child Care Programs Close

Elliot Haspel

Early Educators and Child Care Providers Seek Legal Advice on Immigration

Mark Swartz

How COVID Shaped Child Care and Early Learning

Kendra Hurley

How Early Relationships Fuel Brain Development and Learning

Isabelle Hau & Michelle Kang

Could New York Become the First Major City to Offer Universal Child Care?

Bryce Covert

A Rapid Succession of Child Care Closures Calls for Close Scrutiny

Elliot Haspel

A New Documentary Makes a Powerful Case for Early Education

Mark Swartz

Flipping the Script on Universal Child Care

Elliot Haspel

How Intergenerational Day Centers Benefit Children, Families, Seniors and Providers

Mark Swartz

Family Child Care Providers See Gains Under Vermont’s New Child Care Law

Rebecca Gale

As Schools Shrink, D.C.’s Public Pre-K Shows Lasting Enrollment Benefits

Conor P. Williams

Why ‘Family, Friend and Neighbor Care’ Is Core to America’s Child Care System

Ashley Álvarez

Open Letter: Coalition Urges Trump to Prioritize Child Care and Early Learning

Sarah Rittling

Federal Funding Upheaval Is Harmful for Children, Parents and Educators

Elliot Haspel

Big Ten Early Learning Alliance Shines a Light on Early Childhood Data Solutions

Mark Swartz

For Childcare Providers, Wildfires Are Just One More Crisis

Libby Rainey

Philadelphia Pilot Program Pays Home-Based Child Care Providers $500 Every Month

Mark Swartz

What to Expect on Child Care from Trump’s Second Presidency

Elliot Haspel

Philanthropic Partnership Aims to Expand Access to High-Quality Child Care

Mark Swartz

2024 Research Roundup: 3 Must-Read Studies About Early Care and Education

Kendra Hurley

Election Day Proved That Voters Want Action on Child Care

Bryce Covert

2024 Must-Reads: 9 Stories About Early Care and Education That We Can’t Stop Thinking About

Marisa Busch

Want to Offset Inflation for Working Families? Update the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit

Gabrielle Pepin

KinderCare Went Public. What Does This Mean for the American Child Care System?

Elliot Haspel

How Child-Focused Ballot Measures Fared This Election

Jackie Mader

Has the 2024 Election Cycle Set the Stage for a National Consensus on Child Care?

Elliot Haspel

North Carolina, New York and LA Will Help Pay for Child Care While Voting

Chabeli Carrazana

The 74 Announces Expansion of Education News Network With Addition of Early Learning Nation

The 74

America Doesn’t Know How to Talk About Child Care

Elliot Haspel

Child Care Subsidies Expanding for Some Washington Families

Laurel Demkovich

Mental Health Support for Toddlers has Lagged in Texas. That’s Now Changing

Stephen Simpson

Universal Pre-K Among the Most Effective Labor Market Policies, Study Finds

Madison McVan

New York Child Care Providers are Bleeding Workers

Julia Rock

Exclusive: As Pandemic Funding Ends, Parents Face Host of Child Care Challenges

Amanda Geduld

Ohio’s Economy Could Be Impacted by Billions Due to Struggling Child Care

Susan Tebben

Payment Backlog Leaves Missouri Child Care Providers On the Brink of Closing

Clara Bates & Anna Spoerre

Illinois Governor Signs Bill Creating New Department of Early Childhood

Peter Hancock

How North Carolina Community Colleges Provide Child Care Support

Liz Bell

For Child Care Workers, State Aid For Their Own Kids’ Care Is ‘Life-Changing’

Elaine S. Povich

This Child Care Provider is Working To Ensure ‘An Invisible Workforce’ is Seen

Liz Bell

North Carolina is Losing Billions Yearly Due to Insufficient Child Care

Liz Bell

Alaska Lawmakers Pass Child Care Legislation to Buoy Sector ‘In Crisis’

Claire Stremple

North Carolina Child Care Providers Rally at General Assembly

Liz Bell

Wisconsin Child Care Providers Hang On, Renew Call For Strong Public Support

Erik Gunn

North Carolina Has Lost Almost 5% of Its Child Care Programs Since Pandemic

Katie Dukes

Nearly a Third of North Carolina Child Care Providers to Close Within Months

Katie Dukes

Connecticut Lawmakers Want $100M for Child Care ‘Trust Fund’

Erica Phillips

Kentucky Families Face Tough Choices if Child Care Funding Doesn’t Come Through

Sarah Ladd

Child Care Solutions Need to Target Most Vulnerable Communities, Report Argues

Liz Bell

Tribal Early Learning Hub Collapses After Recent Mandate by Oregon Legislature

Kaylee Tornay

North Carolina Loses More Licensed Child Care Programs, Funding Cliff Approaches

Katie Dukes

Virginia Lawmakers Propose Long-Term Fixes to Child Care Affordability

Nathaniel Cline

Using Public Land to Fund Child Care? WA Lawmakers are Considering it

Laurel Demkovich

New Mexico Leaders Are Striving to Ensure That ‘Your State is Your Village.’

Liz Bell

Kentucky Senate Committee Ponders Coming Crisis in Child Care

Sarah Ladd

New Family College to Benefit Two Generations of Texas Students

Daniel Perez

U.S. House Democrats and Advocates Push for Additional Federal Child Care Funding

Samantha Dietel

Early Child Care Shortages in Oregon Costing Parents Jobs, Survey Finds

Alex Baumhardt

Lahaina Families Frustrated Over Lack Of Child Care Options

Megan Tagami

Fixing Child Care: What We Can Learn From the Military

Erica Phillips

State Data: Child Care Now Unaffordable for Majority of Families

Sarah Vogelsong

In South Dakota, Momentum Grows for More State Child Care Funding

Makenzie Huber

Ohio House Dems Introduce ‘Priority Investment’ With Family Tax Credit

Susan Tebben

Uncertain Future for Providers as Child Care Crisis Looms

Whitney Downard

South Dakota Unveils $3 Million Grant Program for Community Child Care Solutions

Makenzie Huber

‘Growing Pains’: Microschools Face Regulatory Maze as Approach Takes Hold

Linda Jacobson

Democrats Push to Extend Child Care Grant Program

Samantha Dietel

How States Can Prepare to Aid Families Through the Looming Child Care Crisis

Nicole Norvell

School’s Back in Session. For Early Childhood Education in North Carolina, It Was Never Out

Liz Bell

Washington Business Leaders Hit the Road to Press for More Child Care Investment

Laurel Demkovich

Community College Funds are Needed to Help North Carolina Students with Child Care Costs

Liz Bell

In Wilkes County, North Carolina, Child Care Is ‘a Community Problem’

Liz Bell

$78M Boost to Missouri’s Child Care Subsidy Slated to Reach Providers Next Month

Clara Bates

Without Affordable Child Care, Graduating from College Can Be Nearly Impossible

Nicole Lynn Lewis

South Dakota High School Course Trains Students to Become Child Care Workers

Makenzie Huber

Governors Ask Congress for Federal Child Care Funds as Pandemic Relief Dries Up

Liz Bell

Wisconsin Child Care Providers Warn Loss of Funding Could Force Centers to Close

Christina Lieffring

Report Shows Arkansas Families Face More Challenges in Accessing Child Care

Antoinette Grajeda

Alaska Child Care Providers Say New Grants are Crucial to Staying Open

Claire Stremple

Washington State’s Child Care Gap Proves Tough to Solve

Laurel Demkovich

Survey Finds 9 in 10 N.C. Voters Want More State Investment in Child Care

Katie Dukes

Child Care Advocates Warn of System Collapse at NC Legislative Advocacy Day

Liz Bell

Education is One Area Where ‘Domestic Realists’ Agree. Let’s Build on That

Bruno V. Manno

America’s Child Care Crunch: How States Are Looking to Aid the System

Elaine S. Povich

Experts Make the Urgent Case: ‘Child Care is a Public Good’

Liz Bell & Katie Dukes

Q&A: Education Reporter Anya Kamenetz on COVID Failures & Students’ Stolen Year

Kevin Mahnken

‘Like a Gut Punch’: Advocates Reel as Manchin Compromise Abandons Pre-K

Linda Jacobson

American Child Care Crisis: Data Show 1 in 3 Workers Going Hungry Due to Low Pay

Colin Page McGinnis

Williams: Year-Round Schooling, Not Just a Question of Time, But Quality

Conor P. Williams

Masks in Child Care Reduced Center Closures, Year-Long Yale Study Finds

Linda Jacobson

Biden's Scaled-Down Spending Plan Cuts School Construction, Trims K-12 Workers

Linda Jacobson

Moms Pursuing College Degrees Are Being Sidelined By COVID Child Care Crisis

Jewél Jackson & Victoria Rossi

‘Game of Chicken’ Among Democrats Could Threaten Biden Vision for Schools

Linda Jacobson

New Pandemic Child Care Fix: Employers Are Paying Employees’ Friends to Babysit

Chabeli Carrazana

Senate Advances Biden’s Historic, $3.5T Agenda for Education, Families

Linda Jacobson

Poised to Pass Infrastructure Bill, Dems Push Larger Plan For Schools, Families

Linda Jacobson