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State Pre-K Reaches Record 1.8 Million as Quality Progress Remains Uneven

The new NIEER report points to state-driven growth alongside tradeoffs from rapid rollouts.

Supreme Court Takes Colorado Preschool Case on Religious Rights and LGBTQ Access

Obama and NYC Mayor Mamdani Meet for First Time, Spotlight Childcare in Bronx Visit

NYC Paid Nearly $100 Million for Unused 3-K Sites

New York City Expands 2-K to Full-Day, Year-Round Care This Fall

New York City Adds More Than 1,000 3-K Seats Across 56 Zip Codes

NYC Names First Neighborhoods for 2,000 Free 2-K Seats Starting This Fall

Mamdani Opens Recruitment for 3K and New 2K, Sets Near-Term Seat Goals

Federal Snapshot Finds Two-Thirds of Young Children Ready for Kindergarten, With Stark Gaps

Hochul Details $4.5 Billion Child Care Plan, Funding NYC 2‑Care Pilot as 3‑K Enrollment Opens

Florida Parks Open 2026 Free Preschool Cards at SeaWorld, Aquatica, Busch Gardens and Adventure Island

Baltimore Commits $500,000 to Expand Pre-K and Child Care Access

Child Care Outpaces Rent in Dozens of Cities as NYC Tests a $6 Billion Path to Free Care

Pueblo D60 Releases Final School Consolidation Plan, Seeks January Board Vote

Senate Bill Seeks to Restore Head Start Funding as Shutdown Closes Centers

Pennsylvania Treasurer Launches $500 Million Loan Fund for Counties and Head Start During Budget Standoff

Catalan Government Approves €468 Million Credit to Advance Fiscal and Social Goals

Leaked Email Reveals Plans to Cut Over 150 Child Welfare Research Grants

Mayor Adams Commits $167M to Permanently Fund NYC 3-K and Preschool Special Education

Berlin Education Senator Advocates Mandatory Preschool Starting at Age Three