Beyond Washington: What the 2026 State Elections Mean for Early Care and Education
ECE has emerged as a key campaign issue in several governor's races, while local ballot measures could lead to new funding
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Federal Early Education Update: September 2026
The latest in federal early education news
New Report Offers Bipartisan Solutions to State Child Care Woes
The report offers examples of bipartisan steps that can be taken at the state level to move the needle forward on child care poli…
What’s in the Trump Administration’s New Head Start Rule?
The proposed rule amounts to a sweeping rollback of the federal standards that have defined Head Start’s quality and scope for decades.
Q&A with Economist Jessica H. Brown About Accurately Measuring Child Care Access and Demand
Jessica H. Brown, an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of South Carolina, tests whether areas designed as child care deserts actually predict whether p…
The Quiet Dismantling of Head Start: How the Trump Administration Is Using Regulation to Reshape a Program It Can’t Eliminate
The forthcoming proposed rule seems designed to hollow out the program from within.
Reducing Red Tape in Child Care: Sensible Reform or a Race to the Bottom?
The debate currently happening in Indiana is simultaneously occurring in several states across the country and reflects a genuine tension in child care policy between r…
Federal Early Education Update: June 2026
The latest in federal early education news, including updates on the CCDF final rule and Head Start NPRMs
Federal Early Education Update: March 2026
The latest in federal early education news
A Bureaucratic Shakeup Threatens Future Child Care Research
Plans to restructure OPRE could lead to a loss of valuable child care research
New Higher Education Accountability Rules and Early Education: What We Know So Far
Play and Academics: Debunking Either/Or False Choices about Pre-K Curricula
Much of the learning of young children falls on a spectrum ranging from free play to teacher-directed instruction.
Q&A with Elliot Regenstein About Improving State Early Childhood Systems
In a new book, Elliot provides an insider’s guide into the process of how decisions are made in state early childhood systems
Proposed CCDF Rule Could Further Weaken an Already Fragile Child Care System
A January 2026 rulemaking (NPRM) seeks to rescind many requirements designed to improve child care access and affordability