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Early Childhood

Examining the push to get kids starting school strong.

New York
Story time goes virtual: What remote learning looks like in NYC’s pre-K classrooms
By Christina Veiga
March 30, 2020
Detroit
What will it take for Michigan child care centers to survive COVID-19 closures? ‘Pay them today.’
By Koby Levin
March 30, 2020
Colorado
Colorado emergency child care expands to include grocery, construction workers
By Ann Schimke
March 30, 2020
Colorado
Emergency child care providers get top priority for Colorado relief fund
By Erica Meltzer
March 27, 2020
New York
Citing low enrollment, NYC will close 23 child care centers for ‘essential’ workers
By Reema Amin, Alex Zimmerman
March 27, 2020
Colorado
Why do so many Colorado students struggle to read? Flawed curriculum is part of the problem.
By Ann Schimke
March 27, 2020
Colorado
What about grocery store workers? Advocates push Colorado to extend emergency child care
By Ann Schimke, Erica Meltzer
March 25, 2020
Chicago
Chicago plans to open preschool applications April 21
By Cassie Walker Burke
March 24, 2020
Colorado
Colorado launches emergency child care for those on the front lines of coronavirus — and it’s free for now
By Ann Schimke
March 23, 2020
Colorado
Denver’s shut-in order will still allow schools to distribute meals, technology
By Yesenia Robles
March 23, 2020
National
Child care providers are feeling an unprecedented squeeze. Now, they’re asking for help.
By Erica Meltzer, Cassie Walker Burke
March 19, 2020
Colorado
Colorado governor announces emergency child care for frontline coronavirus workers
By Melanie Asmar
Updated March 18, 2020
An empty classroom of desks. New York
What you should know about NYC’s child care plan for ‘essential’ workers and students needing ‘intensive’ support
By Reema Amin
March 17, 2020
Colorado
Some Colorado child care centers followed districts in closing. Now the state wants them to stay open.
By Ann Schimke, Erica Meltzer
March 16, 2020
New York
FAQ: What you should know about NYC’s plan to shutter schools
By Christina Veiga
March 15, 2020