The case for federally funded, universally accessible child care is simple: The private market can’t deliver it adequately or ...

But the Treasury Department deemed the private market for child care a “failure” in multiple ways, while the Labor Department declared prices to be “untenable” for families — surging 263 percent since ...

which has offered full-day pre-K ... free expansions of care, including the rollout of kindergarten in the U.S. Notably, the kindergarten study found that more parents entered work in addition ...

Parents and children attend a Zero to Five class on Wednesday at M.H. Moore Elementary School in Fort Worth. The free Fort ...

With the additional funding, there will be nearly 77,000 students attending free pre-K in 293 districts statewide. (See the list of the 18 districts getting funding below.) “That’s a huge ...

The researchers examined New Haven, Connecticut, which has offered full-day pre-K since the late 1990s. The program is free to families ... parents entered work in addition to working parents ...

The researchers examined New Haven, Connecticut, which has offered full-day pre-K since the late 1990s. The program is free to families ... parents entered work in addition to working parents ...

The researchers examined New Haven, Connecticut, which has offered full-day pre-K since the late 1990s. The program is free to families and has no income tests for entry, but spots are limited and ...

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The state calls it a “mixed-delivery system.” Districts also have to add free pre-K for 3-year-olds who come from low-income households or who have special needs, like those who speak a language other ...