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Local Leaders鈥 Perspectives on Early Care and Education in this Moment
Ten takeaways from a March in-person convening of the Early Care and Education Implementation Working Group
Big Changes in Federally Supported Child Care Payments Are Coming in 2025
Aligning payment practices with private sector norms could encourage provider participation in federal subsidy programs.
Grounded Approaches to Federal Uncertainty
Local early childhood education program administrators share tactics and strategies to navigate new federal policies.
What Does a Federal Transition Mean for Local Early Childhood Initiatives?
With a new administration in place, the ECE Implementation Working Group takes stock of what to expect and how to prepare.
Building a Stronger Early Childhood Workforce
Challenges facing the early childhood workforce are vexing, but efforts to address compensation, training, and career paths offer solutions.
Conversation in Colorado
Two leaders share how Denver鈥檚 long-time investment in early childhood education helped catalyze a statewide transformation.
How Local Early Childhood Initiatives Can Shape State Policy
With some localities moving faster than states on early childhood education expansion, how can their lessons have an upward impact?
Participatory Planning to Build Stronger Early Childhood Policy and Programs
Participatory planning is a strategy to build better public services across policy sectors, including early care and education.
Participatory Planning: the Key to Building Successful Early Childhood Education Programs
Participatory planning is a strategy to build better public services across policy sectors, including early care and education.