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Early Childhood Education and Care is under growing pressure from policies and narratives that devalue quality and child development. Our new Threat Watch alert will keep you informed of urgent developments—whether it’s harmful legislation, budget cuts, or shifts in quality standards. You’ll know what’s happening, why it matters, and how to take action—fast.  Find all Threat Watch alerts here.

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19 Sep: Nonprofit warns Native Hawaiian education funding program could be ‘zeroed out’

From Hawaii New Now 9/18/2025 Partners in Development Foundation (PIDF) serves thousands of keiki and caregivers, but its president and…

19 Sep: Affordable child care in Pennsylvania should not be politically gridlocked- Opinion

From Phillyburbs.com 9/18/2025 Right now, Pennsylvania families and educators are caught in the crossfire of a state budget standoff. The…

19 Sep: State Cuts in Washington Scale Back Once-Ambitious Preschool Options for Low-Income Families

From The Imprint 9/18/2025 In recent weeks, Catherine Dennis welcomed parents and their young children to the Yakima Valley nonprofit…

12 Sep: Judge Blocks Trump Policy Barring Undocumented Kids in Head Start

From Education Week 9/11/2025 A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Trump administration restrictions on services for immigrants in the country…

10 Sep: When did caring for America’s most vulnerable kids become political?

From Ohio Capital Journal 9/10/2025 For 60 years, Head Start has provided child care for the most vulnerable children in…

10 Sep: Federal Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Blocking Latest New Hampshire Law Attacking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

From ACLU 9/4/2025 CONCORD, N.H. — The federal court in New Hampshire today temporarily blocked, for most public school districts,…

10 Sep: Ed Dept cuts child care grants to dozen universities over ‘racial justice’ curriculum

From The College Fix 9/2/2025 More than a dozen higher education institutions will lose federal grants to provide child care…

09 Sep: Indiana is slashing reimbursement rates for child care providers

From The State House File.com 9/4/2025 Child care providers around Indiana will see reimbursement rate cuts of 10-35% as the…

09 Sep: Your Guide to the Evolving Federal Budget and What It Means for Schools

From Education Week 9/4/2025 Federal spending is in the spotlight this year like never before, as the Trump administration has…

09 Sep: A new school year starts under Education Department downsizing

From WAPT 16ABC Students are heading back to the classroom after a busy summer for the U.S. Department of Education….

02 Sep: ACT NOW: House Budget Slashes $12.1 Billion From K-12 Public Schools

From The Network for Public Education House leaders just dropped their FY26 education bill, slashing $12.1 billion (15%) in K-12 funding for…

20 Aug: Tell your governor and legislators: Reject federal voucher tax credits

From the Network for Public Education (NPE) The federal tax credit voucher program included in the reconciliation bill is a…

20 Aug: Looming Federal Cuts to Public Education Threaten Communities in Every State

From Truthout When Barbara Duffield, executive director of SchoolHouse Connection, heard that the federal budget passed by Congress could eventually eliminate funding for…

20 Aug: Judge strikes down Education Department guidance against school diversity programs

From PBS News WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity,…

20 Aug: Federal cuts threaten Ga. school meals, mental health support

From MSN.com ATLANTA, Ga. – As students across Georgia return to classrooms, federal funding cuts are raising concerns about access…

20 Aug: Delaware sues to protect Head Start and other programs from Trump cuts

From Coastal Point Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a suit against the Trump Administration to stop what she…

21 Jul: Undocumented Immigrant Children Banned from Head Start Under New Rule

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that undocumented immigrant children will no longer be allowed to attend Head Start, the federal program that provides child care, nutrition and health assistance to 800,000 low-income infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

21 Jul: Pennsylvania House passes bill to fund Head Start programs

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on July 7 passed a bill that will continue to fund the state’s Pre-K Counts program even if federal Head Start funding is eliminated.

21 Jul: States Sue Over $6 Billion Education Funding Withholding

About two dozen state attorneys general and Democratic governors sued the Trump administration on Monday for withholding more than $6 billion in federal funds for several education programs nationwide.

21 Jul: NPE-Release Funds for School Campaign

Just weeks before the school year begins, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is refusing to release $8.6 billion in federal funds that Congress approved for public schools.