Category: Early Education
As business costs rise, child care programs are increasing tuition to survive
It’s becoming markedly more expensive to run a child care business. And as public funding fails to keep up with […]
March 4, 2026
Chronic absences in early grades linked to higher risk of district transfers, study shows
Top Takeaways Chronic absences could be an “early warning signal” of student mobility. In grades K-3, Black students and students […]
February 24, 2026
What’s behind explosive student behavior?
Last summer, I was visiting a Head Start center in rural Ohio when a teacher offhandedly mentioned to me that […]
February 18, 2026
Clarifying transitional kindergarten’s curriculum keeps kids playing
Top Takeaways The definition for transitional kindergarten would no longer include “modified kindergarten curriculum.” Early education experts herald the proposed […]
February 18, 2026
Biting, kicking, wandering the classroom: Teachers say there’s a rise in misbehavior even among the littlest kids
SAN MATEO, Calif. — School had been in session at Lead Elementary for less than an hour, but already Andrea […]
February 17, 2026
Without school vaccine mandates, many kids may never see a doctor
Every December brings an end-of-year crush to Washington, D.C.’s pediatric clinics. In addition to the usual culprits — colds, the […]
February 11, 2026
Kindergarten readiness varies widely by income, new data shows. Cities are stepping in to help
This story was produced by the Associated Press and reprinted with permission. SAN ANTONIO — Sandra Mosqueda watched with an […]
February 5, 2026
Parental stress, raids, and isolation: How immigration raids traumatize even the youngest children
Last year, Susana Beltrán-Grimm was visiting Hispanic families for a research project about parents and math, when she started to […]
February 4, 2026
She offers free child care after disasters. It’s a lifeline as families rebuild their lives
This story was produced by The 19th and reprinted with permission. When Hurricane Helene swept through Kelsey Crabtree’s small hometown […]
January 30, 2026