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.
From First Five Years Fund 11/18/2025 The federal government reopened on November 13, ending the longest federal shutdown in United…
From Northwest Asian Weekly 11/13/2025 Even a federal government shutdown could not stop philanthropies from supplementing major projects funded by…
From The 74 Million 11/15/225 “Nearly 9,000 children across 16 states and Puerto Rico remained locked out of Head Start…
From Prism 11/6/2025 When the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the state of Rhode Island in September over a program…
From Kids Can’t Wait Substack Children didn’t show up at the polls last week, but voters showed up for them…
From ABC6News 11/6/205 CHICAGO (AP) — An employee of a Chicago day care center and preschool was detained by immigration…
From WAMU 11/5/2025 D.C. lawmakers have seemingly managed to avert a budget catastrophe and fund new tax relief for families…
From Industry Dive K-12 Dive 11/6/2025 Dive Brief: All Colorado public school students will continue to have access to free school…
From First Five Years Fund 11/5/2025 UPDATE 11/5/25 – Day 35 of the Federal Shutdown As the shutdown continues, Head…
From The 74 Million 11/3/2025 Corrine Hendrickson isn’t new to advocacy — as a longtime family child care provider in…
From Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder 11/2/2025 The U.S. Department of Education is exploring relocating its special education programs, weeks after the Trump…
From The Miami Times 10/31/2025 The government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for school leaders wondering how long…
From the Hechinger Report 11/1/2025 The first hint of trouble for McKinley Hess came in August. Hess, who runs an…
From Mountain State Spotlight 10/30/2025 West Virginia’s Department of Human Services is changing how it reimburses some child care providers,…
From First Focus on Children 10/30/2025 The United States government failed children once again in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. For…
From The Washington Post 10/28/2025 CHICAGO — Just before noon on a sunny Friday earlier this month, federal immigration agents…
From Lehigh Valley News.com 10/27/2025 Every working parent who sends their 3- or 4-year-old to a “free” pre-kindgergarten classroom under…
From Indiana Capital Chronicle 10/27/2025 Consolidating sites. Cutting curriculum. Dropping pay. Hoosier child care providers are scrabbling for ways to…
From NC Health News & The 74 Million 10/25/2024 April Perez was 22 years old when she had her first…
From First Five Years Fund 10/24/2025 Federal funding for Head Start programs is dispersed on a staggered grant cycle, meaning…