New research verifies findings of multiple studies that high-quality early care and education helps children prepare for school and narrow the achievement gap, with a strong impact for children from low-income families. A summary of the study, Early education narrows achievement gap, describes the findings of the University of North...

The Center for Law & Social Policy (CLASP) has a new commentary posted by their executive director. It is a discussion of the "two-gen" strategy and how it can benefit non-custodial parents. Worth a read. Click on the link below: Two-Generational Strategies Can Help Fathers, Too

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Wisconsin an $11 million grant to continue and expand the Family Foundations Comprehensive home Visiting (FFHV) program in Wisconsin. The FFHV program is a joint effort by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) aimed at...

The Early Learning Coalition is proposing a $40 million increase in child care to improve the quality of child care for 46,000 low-income children. The Coalition’s proposal indicates that “an investment of $40 million per yearly would partially restore the child care payments cut in recent years, and strengthen the sustainability of...

Is investing in early learning and development a bipartisan issue? Yes, according to a recent post by Eye on Early Education: Governors Across America Talk About Early Childhood Education. The First Five Years Fund (FFYF) reports, “According to the Education Commission of the States, for the 2014-15 fiscal year, state funding for pre-K...