Each April, the National Association for the Education of Young Children celebrates Week of the Young Child, recognizing the importance of high-quality early childhood care and education (ECE) and ...

So far, 2025 has been a horror year for early education and care. Much of the recent media and political coverage about childcare has focused on safety. This is understandable, given the numerous, ...

EdSource · School screen time is rising. California parents are asking where to draw the line Singing the ABC song. Learning the days of the week from a nursery rhyme. Making a finger-painted collage ...

Start Early advances quality early learning for families with children, before birth through their earliest years, to help close the opportunity gap. The first five years of a child’s life are ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Across the country, early childhood education centers have confronted mounting challenges in an industry that relies heavily ...

Opened in July 2025, the WIU Bilingual Early Learning & Family Center offers a high-quality, university-aligned early learning experience for both native Spanish-speaking and non-Spanish-speaking ...