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An expert panel convened in March to develop a five-year improvement plan for Connecticut's early childhood education system submitted its final report to Gov. Ned Lamont last week, laying out the policy steps and funding required for "an equitable, high-quality, and sustainable system that ensures

A panel developing a plan to shore up Connecticut’s child care system issued its report last week, which included recommendations to create 28,000 new subsidized child care spaces and boost rates for providers working under state-funded programs.

Commissioner Beth Bye from the Department of Early Childhood discusses the new approach to expand on childcare spots for kids, as well as recruit more...

In a study done this November, the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance found over 4,000 openings across the 205 childcare centers included in the survey....

State leaders say Connecticut is in a childcare crisis due to a shortage of providers, but Monday they announced a first-of-its-kind apprenticeship to bring...

Connecticut’s Department of Labor and Office of Early Childhood (OEC) has partnered with the CSEA SEIU Local 2001 labor union on a new Registered Apprenticeship Program to encourage jobseekers to enter careers in home-based childcare.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro said federal funding is vital to give providers better pay and defray costs for families since pandemic funds ended.

While Beyoncé uses private jets, Filkins Drift walked to their gigs, carrying their instruments.

An effort to bolster CT's early childhood education system is nearing its final stages. But some advocates say the plan isn't bold enough.

Childcare experts say a crisis may be looming for the state beginning Sept. 30. That is the date when federal pandemic relief funding will stop being provided...