Early Education Matters

Feature Story All Gods Children teacher Kids and Education

No-cost pre-K for all Michigan 4-year-olds enrolling for 2025-26 school year

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, May 20, 2025
Longform Hope-Starts-Here-list Kids and Education

Hope Starts Here puts Detroit's young children first

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, May 14, 2024
Feature Story Danielle Atkinson Kids and Education

Mothering Justice "Mamas' Agenda" addresses childcare and early childhood education

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 18, 2024
Longform Robin Beasley is the director of Garden of Dreams Preschool inside First Congregational Church. Kids and Education

Tri-Share makes quality child care more affordable for working parents

Jaishree DrepaulTuesday, April 2, 2024
Longform Rogen poses for a picture at Garden of Dreams Preschool in Battle Creek Kids and Education

PreK for All a good way to disrupt the preschool-to-prison pipeline

Jaishree DrepaulTuesday, March 12, 2024
Longform Child at NEST Child Care and Parent Institute in Detroit Kids and Education

Michigan makes the leap to improved educational opportunities with MiLEAP

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderTuesday, February 13, 2024
Feature Story Boys in preschool Kids and Education

Why preschoolers living with autism benefit from early education

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, January 23, 2024
Longform Most of Michigan’s counties having childcare deserts, areas that have three or more families competing for one available childcare slot. Kids and Education

Regional organizations help determine the childcare landscape within their own communities

Joanne Bailey-BoorsmaTuesday, January 16, 2024
Longform Representatives from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, IFF, KConnect, First Steps Kent, and Grand Rapids Public Schools were among those sharing at the event. Kids and Education

Report highlights need for more and more equitable early childhood care and education

Ashley KingTuesday, December 19, 2023
Longform James Ribbron reads to Dwayne Sharpe and Elizabeth Brooks. Kids and Education

Detroit Champions for HOPE empowers parents as their children’s first teachers

Ashley KingTuesday, December 5, 2023
Longform Access to affordable child care plays a critical role in families finding secure employment. Kids and Education

Underfunding early child care has far-reaching impacts

Joanne Bailey-BoorsmaTuesday, November 14, 2023
Longform Parents across the state are taking note and feeling excited about what Pre K For All means for their little ones. Kids and Education

Parents weigh in on PreK for All

Ashley KingTuesday, November 14, 2023
Longform Right here in Michigan, Detroit’s pre-K programs are among the best. Kids and Education

Detroit early education programs serve as models for PreK for All

Ashley KingTuesday, October 31, 2023
Longform “Having child care is a huge benefit because it allows me to look for employment and take care of different responsibilities." Shamirror Moncrief Kids and Education

Child care providers face funding cliff as ARPA dollars fall away

Joanne Bailey-BoorsmaTuesday, October 24, 2023
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