A Western Sydney University evaluation has affirmed the impact of the Five Big Ideas early childhood program, an innovative, culturally responsive intervention supporting the wellbeing, identity and ...

Members of Gov. Josh Stein’s bipartisan Task Force on Child Care and Early Education got an update on licensed child care closures during their most recent meeting. “Just in the month of August, we ...

New Mexico became on Saturday the first U.S. state to offer free child care to all residents in a bid to boost its economy ...

As the federal-government shutdown enters its second month – now the second longest in U.S. history – it’s not just food programs that are running out of money. Head Start early-childhood programs in ...

Pandemic-era federal aid for America's child-care system has expired, leaving states and families scrambling to cover rising ...

As states brace for less federal money, some are cutting child care spending to balance their budgets. Experts warn these cuts will be disastrous for families and the economy.

In a heartfelt tribute to those who nurture Fitchburg’s youngest residents, the city honored its Family Child Care (FCC) providers during a special celebration held on Oct. 15, at City ...

A recent study from Leaders for a Better Louisiana warns that the State’s early childhood education fund will dry up in the coming years.

Hundreds of families will be without the Head Start, Early Head Start, job training or food and energy assistance programs that the Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency (SRCAA) provides as funding ...

The Puget Sound Educational Service District has secured emergency funding to keep classrooms open through the end of ...

The impacts of [closing] would be — could be — catastrophic,” said Carl Howell, whose Lowell-area Head Start programs take care of about 550 kids.

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