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Kingsborough Community College will conduct classes at the Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center this year.

If the shortage of providers is going to change, it will require a lot of people like Cordelia Rieck, who has chosen to pursue the career her mother started 20 years ago

Medi-Cal has dropped several hundred thousand low-income children from the health insurance rolls since April 2023, according to a new report from Georgetown University. The data show a net drop in childrens Medi-Cal enrollment of 200,000 kids between April and December of last year, as the state started redetermining participants annual eligibility - which had been paused to ensure continuous coverage during the pandemic. Mayra Alvarez, president of the Childrens Partnership, said another 1...

After Texas, a new report shows Florida has seen the second-largest decline in the number of children enrolled in Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Program. Of the 4.16 million fewer children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP nationally, Florida accounts for nearly 600,000 enrollment declines - according to a report by Georgetown Universitys Center for Children and Families, tracking the Medicaid unwinding since COVID-related coverage protections were lifted. Alison Yager, executive di...

As pandemic-era protections were lifted a new report showed the number of children on Medicaid has varied widely between states, with Maryland doing better than most. The Georgetown University report said nationwide, more than 4 million fewer children were enrolled in Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Program at the end of last year compared to spring 2023, before the expiration of continuous coverage. The report estimated in 70% of cases, childrens coverage was canceled for procedura...

Finding affordable child care can be difficult for Central Texas parents. Staffing shortages are part of the problem.

Your location might determine just how great your 3- or 4-year-old’s education is.

A new analysis from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) shows significantly different experiences in preschool access based on geography. Here's what parents need to know.

The need for child care and early learning is critical, especially in rural Arkansas. One nonprofit is working to fill those gaps by giving providers a chance to get more education. The Career Pathways Program with Save the Children partners with universities to grow the workforce of child care and preschool providers. ...

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