States are using talk pedometers and conversation coaches to develop young brains.
Governors remained committed to investing in public education but few addressed declining student achievement.
Yearslong wait lists, anxiety, and lack of choice: 4 parents' quest for quality care.
GRANT FOCUS: Native Children, Child Care, Early Education, Low-Income Families | Amount: $1,000,000 - $9,177,455 | Deadline: Jan. 21, 2025
Nationwide, child care deaths are rare but they do happen. Will loosening regulations help?
GRANT FOCUS: Tribal Colleges/Universities, Head Start, Education, Career/Workforce Development | Amount: $500,000 - $6,000,000 | Deadline: Jan. 21, 2025
GRANT FOCUS: Early Childhood, Early Education, Early Care, Workforce/Professional Development | Amount: Up to $300,000 | Deadline: Jan. 21, 2025 (LOI)
GRANT FOCUS: Early Education, Children/Youth with Disabilities, Workforce/Professional Development | Amount: Up to $350,000 | Deadline: Dec. 3, 2024
The nation's early childhood workforce is underpaid, leading to high turnover and staffing shortages.
GRANT FOCUS: Early Childhood, Child Care, Child Welfare, Child Development, Early Education | Amount: $577,859 - $80,166,137 | Deadline: Jan. 6, 2025
This “manual for conservative policy thought” would transform American education from start to finish.
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Early Education, Child Development, Omaha, Nebraska | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: July 15, 2024
GRANT FOCUS: Early Care/Education Access, Child Development, Research | Amount: $75,000 - $400,000 | Deadline: July 8, 2024
A preschool student’s vocabulary size is a powerful predictor of their later academic success.
GRANT FOCUS: Early Child Care, Early Education, Child Development, Research | Amount: Up to $225,000 | Deadline: June 3, 2024 (LOI) |...
Parents pushed for funding child-care, establishing paid family leave, and expanding child tax credits.
The plan is that the $2.7 billion program will be fully implemented by 2025-26.
Early education and child care represent the most diverse and lowest-paid sector in education.
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Well-being, Housing, Early Education/Care, Afterschool/OST, Youth Services | Amount: $100,000 - $250,000 | Deadline: Aug. 18, 2023
GRANT FOCUS: Early Care, Early Education, Child Development, Atlanta | Amount: Up to $75,000 | Deadline: July 28, 2023