Since fears about the pandemic have dissipated, these child care challenges have only worsened for parents of children with disabilities , experts say, as child care centers reach the end of ...

For others, the additional year of paying for child care is simply not affordable, discouraging them from redshirting their children. “For a lot of families, it’s a really complicated and ...

A year of smaller payments to providers and a new early education program for 4-year-olds are part of the deal in the budget.

Kindergarten teachers simply don’t have the time to help each child in the bathroom, Lin of Child Trends notes. “It makes a big difference in the day,” adds Eckert of Pequea Valley School District.

A new report reveals a drop in the percentage of students demonstrating kindergarten readiness, falling from 41.9% in 2020-2021 to 36.5% in 2023-2024.

Here, we explain everything you need to know, from the difference between day care, kindergarten and preschool to what your child really learns at an early learning centre. 1.