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Flu Vaccination: Keeping Your Child Healthier in Disasters and Every Day

December 30, 2014
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20,000 children under the age of 5 in the United States are hospitalized annually with flu-related complications.

What We Learned from Our Comprehensive Look at Center-Based ECE Programs

December 18, 2014
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New report from the National Survey of Early Care and Education offers the first portrait of early childhood programs in more than 20 years.

New Resource: The Early Childhood Self-Assessment Tool for Family Shelters

December 16, 2014
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Tool is designed to help shelters create environments that are safe and developmentally appropriate for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Equity and Excellence in the Earliest Years: Action on Expulsion and Suspension in Early Childhood Settings

December 16, 2014
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Recent data indicate expulsions and suspensions occur at high rates in preschool settings — even higher rates than in K12 school settings.

Big Day for Early Childhood Education at the White House

December 11, 2014
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More than $1 billion in new federal and private sector investments in early childhood education announced at White House Summit on Early Childhood Education.

New Measures Developed to Assess Quality of Family and Provider/Teacher Relationships

December 3, 2014
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Research indicates the relationship between the early child care provider/teacher and the parent can contribute to a child’s school readiness.

The New Face of Homelessness

November 21, 2014
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November is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month.

National Survey Explores the Perceptions of Search Process for Child Care

November 19, 2014
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National Survey of Early Care and Education Household Survey suggests parents’ perceptions and search process for non-parental care vary by household income, child’s age and household race/ethnicity.

Reviewing Home Visiting: A Look at Models for At-Risk Pregnant Women, Mothers, and Children across the Country and in Tribal Communities

November 18, 2014
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Recent review of the home visiting program found that three new models met the HHS criteria for evidence of effectiveness.

New Infant-Toddler Training and Technical Assistance Projects

October 17, 2014
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Office of Child Care and Office of Head Start focus on improving quality.