October 7, 2025
On yesterday’s 9:30 Call, we heard from Danielle Ewen of Sixth Street Associates. She shared comprehensive updates on the federal […]
May 2, 2025
“In January 2025, more than 10,000 early childhood educators from all states and settings—including large and small centers, family child […]
May 9, 2023
In 2020, Barbara J. Cooper was appointed Secretary of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education by Governor Kay Ivey. Cooper […]
May 4, 2022
On Monday, May 9, 2022, “child care providers, parents, and families across the country are hosting A Day Without Child Care: […]
March 31, 2022
When it comes to child care, things are not working for families at all—and they haven’t been for some time. […]
March 1, 2022
How are early childhood providers doing? In January, NAEYC (the National Association for the Education of Young Children) conducted a […]
November 9, 2021
The new federal investment in early education and care promises to have a broad impact. To explore the details, the […]
March 23, 2021
 How, specifically, can the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan – a federal COVID-19 relief package — help child care? […]
January 21, 2021
Inaugurated yesterday, President Joe Biden is already busy. Among his most important early efforts is a plan to address […]