If 2025 featured a mix of highs and lows in early care and education, 2026 is poised to bring a series of deeper challenges ...

When your child is a baby, everything matters. Every smile given and received, every moment of baby talk (and when they babble back), and every second someone sits with them and looks through a ...

The Center for American Progress has developed a data dashboard that allows users to explore national- and state-level data trends on a range of child care and early learning topics, including access ...

Policymaking that considers the unique developmental needs of young children, as well as their lived experiences and that of their families, can set the foundation for health and well-being throughout ...

Children who receive high-quality child care as babies, toddlers and preschoolers do better in science, technology, engineering and math through high school, and that link is stronger among children ...

Spending time outdoors and engaging in active play has all kinds of benefits for young children. It encourages gross motor skill development, helps improve coordination and balance, and can contribute ...

These academies have gained popularity in recent months as a way to address early childhood educator shortages.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham celebrated the opening of its Early Learning Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 30. The new facility, located at 10th Avenue South and 11th Street ...

The Learning Tree, a tiny, nonprofit early childhood education center in Eagle, achieved the state’s highest ranking for quality child care centers this year: Colorado Shines Level 5. It’s an ...

Oregon’s agency overseeing child care and early childhood education is poised to receive $45 million less from the Legislature than it needs to operate those programs at their current scope over the ...