Expanding Child Care is Crucial to the U.S. Economy
In his State of the Union address last week, President Biden emphasized cutting the cost of child care as a key action the nation can take to “change the standard…
Equity in Child Care is Everyone’s Business
Families across the country rely on high-quality child care programs, so that children can learn while parents work. Before…
Babies and Toddlers Need Early Intervention Services Too
For many babies and toddlers, visiting the pediatrician means pulling up into a parking lot, where a masked doctor or nurse reaches through the car window to administer shots or…
Increasing Equity in Early Intervention
Early intervention is the key to setting children with delays and disabilities on a path to long-term success. Yet children of color face barriers to accessing these services.
With the American Families Plan, the U.S. Stands on the Precipice of Universal Pre-K
The excitement from early learning advocates about President Biden’s American Families Plan is tangible, and understandably so — the targeted investments to expand access to universal pre-K for all three-…
Advancing Early Learning Equity for Young Children of Color Through the Biden Administration
To: President-elect Biden’s Transition Team From: The Education Trust, National Center for Learning Disabilities, National Urban League, and UnidosUS Subject: Advancing early learning equity for young children of color through the Biden administration…
What Can COVID-19 Teach Us About Prioritizing Childcare? A Parent’s Perspective
For the past five weeks and counting, I have been a mother, teacher, and friend to my two- and four- year old daughters while also working full-time from home. I…
2 Ways COVID-19 is Creating Even Greater Inequities in Early Childhood Education (ECE)
As a new mom, I can relate to the social media flood about the challenges of being a #workingparent with young children during the coronavirus pandemic. Mixed with the giggles…