In the nearly 13 years since I wrote my first early childhood story for The Hechinger Report, I have never experienced a year quite like 2025. From the gutting of federal early childhood offices to ...

RULING, PAUSING THE LAYOFFS. EDUCATION LEADERS SAY THE LEARNING KIDS DO IN THEIR EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS CAN SHAPE THE REST OF THEIR IVES. OUR KELEE KENDALL MET SOME OF THOSE LEADERS AT THE PBS IMPACT ...

These programs are doing their part every day for the state's children and families. The rest of us must do ours to support ...

As 2025 draws to a close, it’s clear the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector has reached new defining moments.