Today in response to a growing body of research about the shortage for quality, affordable child care in rural communities, Representatives Collin C. Peterson (D-MN) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) introduced the bipartisan Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act. In the senate, a companion bill was introduced by Senators Klobuchar (D-MN) and Sullivan (R-AK).
Quality child care and early learning opportunities for young children depend on a well-qualified early care and education (ECE) workforce. […]
Recently, the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) released “State[s] of Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education: Looking […]
In an effort to address our nation’s workforce challenges, including in early learning and care programs, the bipartisan Early Educators […]