Cabin Fever Games: Keeping Giggles Going When Stuck Inside

This blog post unlocks a treasure trove of indoor game ideas and practical guidance, ensuring your program thrives even when sunshine's scarce.

Beyond School Breaks: Unconventional Fun for Kids in January

This January, ditch the ordinary and ignite your little adventurers' imaginations with activities beyond the confines of traditional school breaks.

40 Years After ‘A Nation at Risk’: The Imperative for High-Quality Pre-K

Support The 74's year-end campaign. Make a tax-exempt donation now. The 74 is partnering with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the ‘A Nation At Risk’ report.

U.S. House Democrats and Advocates Push for Additional Federal Child Care Funding

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts gathered with child care activists and other House Democrats at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol.

Canada is promoting child care for $10 a day

Could it work in the US? A massive social policy experiment is unfolding in Canada to provide families throughout the country with child care for an average of $10 a day.

End-of-Year Research Roundup: Three Economic Studies for Building a Better Child Care Sector

Recently, an unprecedented amount of attention has coalesced around the U.S. child care market.

New Study Provides More Evidence That Full-Day Preschool Benefits Children

When your child reaches age 3 or 4, you may start thinking about whether your child is ready to start preschool. You might wonder whether a full- or half-day is the best fit, or whether your little one may thrive better in preschool, daycare, or at home.

Tyson Foods invests in on-site child care for workers - Marketplace

It was story time at the Tyson Learning Center in Humboldt, Tennessee, and teacher Tequeria Pewitte was rounding everyone up.  “I need all my friends to have a seat on their bottoms, please,” Pewitte said. “Let me see you do crisscross applesauce.

Today's parents have to pay $3.4 million to fund the American Dream for themselves and their kids

It's more expensive than ever to achieve the key goals of the American Dream. On December 5, Investopedia released an analysis on the costs of ten key milestones Americans seek to achieve — and the grand total for those milestones comes to $3.4 million.

Why is child care so expensive when child care providers are paid so little? Let's do the math - Marketplace

Melissa Colagrosso and her husband have struggled to make a profit during the nearly three decades they’ve owned A Place To Grow Children’s Center in West Virginia. “We borrowed a lot of money.