A teacher training program for early childhood educators in Springfield and Holyoke has fallen victim to sweeping budget cuts ...

However, Nursery Managers and Early Years Educators report a lack of support to address emotional wellbeing, highlighting the need for effective and affordable training ... The Positive Childhood ...

Some 84 of the state’s 93 counties lack adequate licensed child care facilities, forcing some parents of pre-schoolers out of ...

Yet, nearly half of all ECD practitioners lack formal qualifications, and 22% have no relevant training at all ... is serious about improving early childhood education, funding must follow ...

a child born today would only reach 56% of their full adult productivity due to the risks of poor health and education. As a result, millions of children do not reach their full development potential ...

Individuals with a master’s degree in early childhood education specialize in the instruction of children from infancy up until around third grade. While many graduates of early childhood ...

less than 10% of kids 2 and younger had access to early childhood education or child care. “We have centers across our state operating below capacity because of the lack of available qualified ...