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Early Childhood

Examining the push to get kids starting school strong.

Detroit
After a tumultuous decade, is Head Start in Detroit finding its feet?
By Koby Levin
July 3, 2019
Colorado
Colorado built a system to measure child care quality. Now, it wants more providers to climb the ratings ladder.
By Ann Schimke
July 3, 2019
Indiana
Why a seemingly chaotic pre-K class may be the best kind
By Arika Herron, IndyStar
June 28, 2019
Detroit
‘It makes us better teachers because we’re not carrying it inside’: How a Detroit preschool helps teachers cope with the stress of the job
By Erin Einhorn
June 26, 2019
Chicago
In the second year of statewide assessment, three out of four Illinois children still aren’t kindergarten ready
By Catherine Henderson
June 25, 2019
Tennessee
Funding approval will save 1,000 pre-K seats in Memphis
By Jacinthia Jones
June 24, 2019
Chicago
After yearlong delay, Chicago’s plan for gifted children heads to new school board
By Cassie Walker Burke
June 24, 2019
Colorado
Many eligible families don’t use the Denver Preschool Program. The new CEO wants to change that.
By Ann Schimke
June 21, 2019
Chicago
Greg Jacobs made a film about early learning. He met exhausted parents and underpaid providers.
By Catherine Henderson
June 20, 2019
Indiana
Children who go to preschool are better prepared for kindergarten. But is that enough?
By Emma Kate Fittes, IndyStar
June 20, 2019
New York
Jamaal Bowman, Bronx principal and vocal opt-out supporter, launches primary challenge for Congress
By Christina Veiga
June 18, 2019
Chicago
As citizenship question swirls, Illinois early childhood advocates gear up for another census challenge
By Catherine Henderson
June 18, 2019
Chicago
lllinois weighs how to rebuild child care program that saw exodus of children, caregivers
By Cassie Walker Burke
June 18, 2019
Colorado
There’s an app for that: How two rural counties reached more kids with developmental delays
By Ann Schimke
June 14, 2019
New York
Pre-K, school social workers in forefront of negotiations as NYC nears a budget deal
By Alex Zimmerman, Reema Amin
June 13, 2019