The research proves a yield of up to 13% return on investment in early childhood programs, reducing the need for special education and remediation, better health outcomes, reduced need for social ...

Michael Olenick, a lifelong advocate for children and families, worries that the educational system pits one age group of ...

Early childhood care and education (ECCE), covering the period from birth to 8 years old, is crucial because it leverages a time of significant brain development in children. Quality ECCE can set the ...

Some 84 of the state’s 93 counties lack adequate licensed child care facilities, forcing some parents of pre-schoolers out of the work force. The KNEW program aims to remedy that.

A new report from a coalition of early childhood educators, advocates and funders reveals disparities in access to quality ...

There is a new initiative in the state that aims to tackle the affordable housing crisis and lack of early childcare education at the same time. By FOX 12 Staff Published : May 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM PDT ...

The state’s 15 community colleges are working together to develop a standardized curriculum for an early childhood education certificate that every community college will offer.

Early childhood education is one of the five pillars of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, the state’s landmark education reform plan.The state has faced challenges in making pre-K ...