Category: Child Care
5 early childhood education highlights of 2025
by Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report December 24, 2025 In the nearly 13 years since I wrote my first early […]
December 24, 2025
Lessons from Nixon’s veto in California’s UPK rollout
San Francisco’s UPK Mixed Delivery Working Group convening in Fall 2025 brought together child care providers, educators, policymakers and parents […]
December 23, 2025
Food Insecurity Is Surging Among Child Care Providers – The 74
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December 22, 2025
Bill Would Require More Small Businesses to Give Paid Family Leave – The 74
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December 21, 2025
What the US can teach other countries about home-based child care
by Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report December 17, 2025 Each day, nearly 70 percent of the world’s children are cared […]
December 17, 2025
Child Care Costs More than Rent in Most Metro Areas. Why Can’t We Fix That?
When it comes to the affordability crisis in child care, Lenice Emanuel says that it’s forcing families to take a […]
December 15, 2025
More Than Half of Child Care Providers Have Gone Hungry, New Report Finds
An early childhood center director in Washington re-draws the weekly menu to contend with the rising cost of food. A […]
December 9, 2025
After-School Care in High Demand for North Carolina Parents – The 74
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December 7, 2025
With preschool teachers in short supply, cities, states turn to apprenticeships
by Nirvi Shah, The Hechinger Report December 5, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO — In a playground outside a YMCA, Mayra Aguilar […]
December 5, 2025