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, ...

The United Nations has declared 24 January as the annual “International Day of Education.” It provides a fitting moment to reflect on how early childhood education is too often ignored at the ...

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 ...

When IBJ recognized Maureen Weber as a Forty Under 40 honoree in 2010, she had just finished reorganizing the Indiana Department of Education and had taken a job as director of community outreach and ...

The Department for Education (DfE) today launches the Early Years Careers Guide – a new resource to inspire more people to consider a career in early years education. The guide is at the heart of the ...

Aspiring early childhood educators who want to pursue undergraduate degrees next year might lose out on federal loans they need to afford their studies. That’s because, ironically, the profession does ...