Early Childhood Education

Experts encourage parents to read to their children things they’re interested in.

The lack of child care stifles rural growth. (Shutterstock photo) The lack of child care has plagued many U.S. families, but the gap is more…

Informal childcare is common, but often invisible in broader policy discussions.

Good literacy plans in California are rare and wasted opportunities abound.

Most states and territories reduced Child Care Development Fund copayments to $0 for some period during the pandemic, which helped alleviate financial burdens on families using subsidized child care—a strategy that could also help in future crises.

In West Virginia, providers and parents are feeling the impact on the other side of the “child care cliff.”…

The historic Maui town, which already suffered from a child care shortage, lost 255 licensed seats in the August wildfires.

The future of the U.S. child care system, and the end of pandemic-era child care aid, may yield higher prices, fewer subsidies for families.

As environmental and climate change–related hazards grow, Head Start and other early childhood providers can support children’s well-being by understanding and taking action to prepare for environmental exposures.

Women in leadership, strategic advocacy, helped pave the way for federally-funded child care in Canada…

Latinas are more likely to be child care providers and to have children in the home who need care. The end of federal funds could hit them hard.

When $24 billion in federal stimulus child care stabilization grants expire at the end of September, some states are working to solve the child care crisis themselves. Here are ideas Ohio could consider.