New America

What Will 2026 Hold for Early Care and Education?

Here are a few questions that rise to the top for our team when thinking about the next 12 months in early education
Center for American Progress

Data Dashboard: An Overview of Child Care and Early Learning in the United States

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 to affordable care, the child care workforce, Head Start ...

Nonprofit child care center navigates $44.5 million government cut

The Children's Center of Knoxville celebrates its 50th year in 2026 at an uncertain time due to the loss of funding to help its families and teachers.
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Early-childhood educators adapt to region’s child care gap

Editor’s note: This story is the second part in a two-part series examining the child care landscape in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. Part 1 looks at the uneven early-childhood landscape throughout the region and its limited licensed capacity.
The 74 on MSN

North Carolina announces short-term training for future early childhood teachers

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) will partner with 16 higher education institutions to launch free, intensive, short-term training and certification programs to prepare participants for child care careers,
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