UNESCO defines early childhood care and education (ECCE) as a multisectoral early childhood development approach integrating health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), education, child ...

The World Bank drives early childhood development globally through financing, policy, and partnerships to boost health, learning, and equity.

Make a difference in the lives of young learners with a minor in early childhood education! Our students learn how to educate and interact with young children at a variety of developmental stages.

Arkansas is home to an estimated 180,000 children under the age of 5. About two-thirds of them, or 120,000, are considered “economically disadvantaged” and qualify for publicly funded child care or ...

New Mexico has been on a mission to recognize early childhood education and care for what it is: a public good that is essential to families, communities and our economy. In 2022, New Mexico voters ...

A new grant from the Arkansas Department of Education Office of Early Childhood will allow College of Education and Health Professions' Early Care and Education Projects to provide early childhood ...

Victoria Minson is the Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years) (Accelerated) at Australian Catholic University. The Victorian offering of the course has ...

A bill drawing bipartisan support in the Iowa Legislature would make learning through play a core educational strategy in early childhood classrooms ...

So far, 2025 has been a horror year for early education and care. Much of the recent media and political coverage about childcare has focused on safety. This is understandable, given the numerous, ...

As president of the Lafayette Economic Development Authority and a working mother, I see how deeply connected early childhood education is to family stability, workforce development and our region’s ...

For decades, many people saw childcare as a necessary evil—a service that allowed parents to work but was not considered ideal for a child’s development. If parents could afford it, the preferred ...