Jennifer Nicholls is the owner, lead teacher “and cook, nurse and entertainment,” she joked, at Journey Preschool, a home-based early childhood education program that cares for a dozen children.

A new grant program announced by Gov. Kim Reynolds would provide preschools and child care centers with $300,000 over three years to offer all-day care for 4-year-olds. Reynolds also proposed a new ...

Michigan's early childhood agency announced a pilot program giving higher wages to child care workers in hopes of keeping them in the career field.

I’ve seen firsthand how quality child care affects families as the owner of two preschools serving 275 children in Central Indiana. The Child Care and Development Fund has been a lifeline for dozens ...

Across the country, high-quality, accessible and affordable early child care can be difficult to find. A growing program in Alabama aims to ease that problem by expanding the number of at-home day ...

Room 2 Grow Learning Academy, 2900 N. Oak St. in Valdosta, and Joyful Noise Academy, 302 E. Marion Ave. in Nashville, are among eight child care programs across the state that joined the Child and ...

This story was first published in EducationNC. Policymakers across the political spectrum ran for office on child care issues in 2024. From the presidential campaigns to local races, Democrats and ...

Sherman Collins, owner of Baby Duck Academy in Birmingham, comforts a child during nap time. Research shows more interaction between children and caregivers improves brain development. Credit: Jackie ...