Five Things History Teaches Us About Kindergarten That Are Also Important Today
The kindergarten many of us picture faded in recent memory, not in the distant past.
Early Childhood Education
Five Things to Know About High Quality in Kindergarten
There is a lot we need to rethink about kindergarten.
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.
Beyond Market Rates: How States and Cities Are Estimating the True Cost of Quality Care
This resource is for state and local policymakers, agency leaders and staff, and early childhood advocates working to understand and fund the true cost of providing hig…
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…
Count What Matters: Building Data Infrastructure for Early Childhood Systems
This resource is designed for state and local policymakers, agency leaders and staff, and advocates working to strengthen early childhood data systems.
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.
Strengthening Connections to Early Intervention Through Policy and Practice
New America hosted a virtual panel of IDEA Part C experts to discuss how to better connect…
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…
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Parents Spur Changes for Kindergarten
Families in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina, show what is possible when parents create a movement advocating for playful and joyful kindergarten.
Designing for a Durable Workforce: State and City Strategies to Recruit, Support, and Retain Early Educators
This resource is designed for state and local policymakers, agency leaders and staff, and advocates working to recruit, support, and retain early childhood educators.
From ‘Risky Business’ to ‘Mission: Possible’: Why ECE Learning Cohorts Work
The ECE Implementation Working Group launched a new cohort with a few tweaks but the same message: local implementation is everything.
Prenatal Connection to Early Intervention: A Snapshot of Current and Future State
Early intervention services to infants with suspected disabilities can start before they are born.
Built to Last: How Leaders Are Creating Sustainable Early Childhood Funding
This resource is designed for state and local policymakers, agency leaders and staff, and advocates working to establish, design, or strengthen their own dedicated fund…
Pre-K Is Having a Curriculum Moment. A Professional Learning Movement Needs To Follow.
Many pre-K systems remain stuck in outdated approaches to professional learning.