This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As schools approach the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic, educators, parents and policymakers in Philadelphia are increasingly concerned about how the youngest students are learning to read. The shift…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even before the outbreak of COVID-19 and resulting mass closures, high-quality child care was in short supply. Between 2018 and 2019, half of states actually saw a decline in the number of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Child care workers, the vast majority of whom are women, have always faced a long list of pressures. A 2012 study found that Head Start teachers, who serve children from low-income…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Julian Salazar pushed preschoolers on swings, weaving deftly between them as the children careened back and forth. Earlier in the afternoon, the 18-year-old had worked mazes, played a number-themed card…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Philadelphia launched its new pre-K initiative in 2017, financed through a beverage tax, the city’s Office of Children and Families not only invited centers to become part of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Putting two kids in a center costs families more than what they typically spend on food and, in much of the country, on housing. In 28 states and Washington, D.C.,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In every country across the world, millions of children and young people (CYP) are being exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) involving one or more of their caregivers or parents.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the child care market and forced many child care programs to close their doors—leaving parents with even fewer options. But in addition to creating new challenges, the pandemic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Coronavirus closed thousands of daycares last year, forcing parents with young children out of the labor force in droves. The scale of that exodus is now clear: about 700,000 parents…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Families, fellow educators and the general public have begun to see just how integral child care professionals are to a smoothly functioning economy, says Ashley LiBetti, associate partner of policy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The cause of early childhood care and education has found some energetic champions in the past few years. Federal programs subsidizing child care for low-income families and early nurse visits…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More Mississippi students than ever before are gaining access to high-quality early learning this year thanks to increased funding for the state’s pre-K program. One big reason is the strong…