Childcare sits at the crossroads of economic growth, community stability, early childhood education, and family well‑ being. Reliable and available daycare is not a convenience for many working ...

"We're not paying what Chick-fil-A pays," a day care director said. Marcelo Candia spends all day teaching a classroom full of 4-year-old children in northern Virginia -- then walks across the street ...

That’s a question parents, pediatricians, educators, and caregivers ask over and over again as children grow and change. To help answer this important question, child development experts have created ...

During this period, roughly covering ages 3 to 5, a child’s personality, interests, and social orientation begin to come into focus, but parents should keep in mind that personality traits, personal ...

The building blocks for a successful and productive life are needed early on, when children’s brains and bodies begin to grow. Delays are hard to reverse. A solid body of evidence shows that young ...