The New York Times | Claire Cain Miller “As the Delta variant spreads, many parents of young children — those under 12 who cannot yet be vaccinated — say they’re unable to return to workplaces or apply for new jobs as long as there is uncertainty about when their children can safely return to full-time…
‘We’re Back to Panicking’: Moms are Hit Hardest with Camps, Day Cares and Schools Closing Again
The Washington Post | Heather Long “When children have to stay home, the burden typically falls on moms. Economists are warning the United States may be on the verge of a massive second wave of women dropping out of the labor force if the delta variant of the coronavirus cannot be stopped.” Mothers are once…
What Should Colorado’s New Department of Early Childhood Look Like? Leaders Want Parent, Teacher Say.
The Colorado Sun | Erica Breunlin The Department of Early Childhood want to hear from parents, preschool providers and educators about what they need from the state to ease the process of getting kids into preschool classrooms. The Department of Early Childhood’s first major initiative will be providing an implementation plan for universal preschool. The…
More Than 36,000 Colorado Kids from Low-Income Families Could Miss Out on the Child Tax Credit
The Colorado Sun | Thy Vo & Erica Breunlin “The advance payment is a great opportunity to help our families in need…Unfortunately, those that are in most need because they may not have filed taxes in the previous year may not be automatically enrolled.” The child tax credit included in the American Recovery Plan is…
Five States Announced as Recipients of Major New Child Care NEXT Transformation Grants
The Alliance for Early Success Colorado will be one of the five state recipients to receive funding for the Child Care NEXT initiative. The Alliance for Early Success (the Alliance) has announced the five selected states for the Child Care NEXT initiative. The initiative will support in-state coalitions that are establishing long-term campaigns to achieve…
After Decades of Instability and Underfunding, New Data Points to Uncertain Future for Child Care Sector
First Five Years Fund | Hannah Guevara “Federal relief funds have helped programs, but they haven’t fixed the underlying economic conditions in early childhood education that led to the crisis in the first place. This is the moment to address those issues so that early childhood education is on sound footing for decades to come.”…
The Pandemic’s Toll: National Test Scores Show Progress Slowed, Gaps Widened
Chalkbeat Colorado | Matt Barnum “Younger students saw some of the biggest declines, as did students attending high-poverty schools. That means the pandemic widened pre-pandemic test score gaps by race and economic status.” According to new national data, the pandemic that has disrupted schooling also slowed progress in math and reading for millions of U.S….
We Have Lost Our Minds When It Comes To Early Childhood Education.
Forbes | Peter Greene “Even if one feels the need to focus on data and numbers and value, the science is there to show that play brings measurable, quantifiable benefits for children.” William Doyle and Pasi Sahlberg both stress the advantages of continuing children’s play in classroom settings, especially for children at a young age….
In Bid to Boost Colorado Reading Scores, Small Program Shows Promise Where Larger Efforts Failed
Chalkbeat Colorado | Ann Schimke “Educators at some grant schools say the Early Literacy Grant program was transformational, creating a cohesive system for teaching all students how to read and helping those who struggle.” The Early Literacy Grant program’s goal was to better support struggling readers across Colorado. By the end of the program, grant…
Study Underlines the Economic Importance of Early Childhood Education
Marketplace | Sabri Ben-Achour, Chris Farrell, & Erika Soderstrom “If you want to build a more equitable society, then investing more, a lot more, into early childhood education targeted at vulnerable lower-income children is the way to go.” Chris Farrell, the Marketplace senior economics contributor, claims that a more equitable society comes from investing more…
