Early Childhood Education

Early math skills are a strong predictor of later achievement for young children, not only in math, but in other domains as well. Exhibiting strong math skills in elementary school…

“School readiness” seems like a transparent if not hackneyed term. Ask anyone on the street and they will tell you about reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic as the keys to school…

For over 20 years, the country music star has been giving books to children in need, and just this week, Parton donated her 100 millionth book. Founded in 1995, Parton’s nonprofit…

Congress’s bipartisan budget agreement includes a historic funding increase for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), the nation’s largest federal child care assistance program. The additional $5.8 billion for…

Federal funding for child care assistance is set to increase by $5.8 billion over the next two years under the terms of the bipartisan budget agreement passed earlier this month. But how will state…

On a recent winter afternoon, the scene inside Dobrila Hasic-Botic’s preschool classroom in Granite, Utah, seemed typical of a high-quality pre-K. A 4-year-old in a poufy pink skirt recited the…

Retaining and training early childhood educators is a serious and major challenge, and funders are beginning to be creative about their investment models to increase professional development and compensation for these educators. The Jewish early…

Kindergarten for 5-year-olds is Canada’s only universal early years program and the only preschool program most children will experience. Although voluntary in all jurisdictions with the exception of Prince Edward…

Building trust is essential. Parents seek safe and welcoming preschool options. There is no one best approach. The programs we observed addressed multiple barriers to preschool access for children of immigrants, but…

Early learning services can positively impact how underserved children fare in school and life. Recognizing this, officials in Minnesota have sharpened their capacity to identify service gaps and needs by…

Here’s what we’re reading: Youth Homelessness starts at Age 14 on average on Hawaii’s most populous island In Oahu, the average age that youth homelessness begins is 14, according to…

To learn the word “the,” Kristen Bauter’s kindergartners used to sit at their desks with a worksheet and circle words scattered across the page. Now, the 5-year-olds stand at a…