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🙋 Kids Who Raise Their Hand? It Starts with ECE New Study Says

PLUS: The SEED Act Just Passed. Your Staff Deserves This Win

Apr 28, 2026

🚌 Pre-K State Rankings Are In! How Did Your State Do?

PLUS: Childcare Disruptions Cost $70B a year

Apr 21, 2026

🌟 Check Out The Celebrity Who Showed Up for the Kids!

PLUS: Recent ECE Burglaries

Apr 14, 2026

🚔 Childcare Fraud Crackdowns You Need to Know

PLUS: Week of the Young Child is HERE - Are You Ready?

Apr 07, 2026

⭐ How AI Is Using Your Google Reviews - This You Need to Know

PLUS: Is Childcare Unionizing?

Mar 31, 2026

📚 Reading Scores Still At All Time Lows — What ECE CAN Do Now

PLUS: Is Deregulation the Real Fix for Child Care Costs?

Mar 24, 2026

🍭 What Kids Eat. The Science Is In — It's Not Great For ECE

PLUS: The Butter Baby Sleep Hack + ECE Wins Big in Michigan

Mar 17, 2026

🍀 Screen Time & The ADHD Connection - This is NEW

PLUS: St. Patty's Day in Tokyo & Fun Poll

Mar 10, 2026

📚 Dolly Parton Is Mailing Books to Babies — And It's Working

PLUS: Federal Funding Deadlines That Can't Wait

Mar 03, 2026

📝 When Kids Struggle to Write or Count — Tips on How to Spot the Signs

PLUS: Pinterest Says: Goodbye iPad Kids & Iowa Pays For Childcare

Feb 24, 2026

🥇 What the Data Says About Your 3-Year-Olds - See Where Your State Lands

PLUS: Team USA's Best Winter Games EVER + Major Childcare Wins You Need to Know

Feb 17, 2026

💭 Advocacy as Leadership - Thoughts From an ECE Pro

PLUS: California Childcare Crisis & Adult Squeeze Pouches

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