So far, 2025 has been a horror year for early education and care. Much of the recent media and political coverage about childcare has focused on safety. This is understandable, given the numerous, ...

The United Nations has declared 24 January as the annual “International Day of Education.” It provides a fitting moment to reflect on how early childhood education is too often ignored at the ...

Persistently highlighting the crucial importance of early childhood education (ECE) for inclusive quality public education, ...

The World Bank is working in more than 95 countries to ensure children get the best possible start in life, helping countries build stronger health, nutrition, education, and social protection systems ...

For decades, many people saw childcare as a necessary evil—a service that allowed parents to work but was not considered ideal for a child’s development. If parents could afford it, the preferred ...

When IBJ recognized Maureen Weber as a Forty Under 40 honoree in 2010, she had just finished reorganizing the Indiana Department of Education and had taken a job as director of community outreach and ...

Aspiring early childhood educators who want to pursue undergraduate degrees next year might lose out on federal loans they need to afford their studies. That’s because, ironically, the profession does ...

A school for children with diverse learning needs is to launch a reception year with an internationally recognised curriculum. The Bermuda Centre for Creative Learning will introduce its early years ...

An independent prep school has been shortlisted for an award for its impressive early years department. The staff at Kingscourt Prep School are ‘absolutely delighted’ to announce that it has been ...