Federal policy must target the lower-income families who need access to good childcare the most — aiming to empower parental choice, ensure better use of current federal funds, and promote a much-increased state role in funding childcare.

Katharine Stevens joins a panel at a Senate event to discuss a new, cross-partisan report proposing common-ground policy solutions for families with young children.

Boosting access to high-quality childcare for children from disadvantaged families is an important policy goal. But a large, non-targeted expansion of publicly funded childcare will not be in the best interests of young children overall.

Katharine Stevens shares thoughts with the Institute on Family Studies on the “child care crisis,” what's missing from current early childhood debates, and the launch of CCFP.

Dr. Katharine B. Stevens explains why she founded the Center on Child and Family Policy, the nation’s first think-tank dedicated to early childhood research and policy.

James Heckman joins Katharine Stevens for an in-depth discussion of his interdisciplinary research on human capital development and skill formation over the life cycle, the origins of inequality and social mobility, and the crucial role of families in children’s development.

High-quality childcare is essential for families who need it. But more thought and debate is needed around huge funding proposals with such serious implications for children's lives

We need good schools now more than ever. But it’s hard to see how they’ll be any better after COVID than they’ve been for decades before it.

DJ Pryor’s two-minute viral video effectively highlights the profound importance of the day-in-day-out interactions that build strong relationships and strong brains.

While good schools are important to children’s success, education really means human development, not schooling. And the educational opportunities that children most need to succeed begin not in school but before they can walk.

A growing body of research has revealed that infancy is a far more critical period of life than previously recognized, laying the foundation for future development and lifelong ability. One of the most significant new understandings is the degree to which babies are inherently social from birth.

The Preschool Development Grants B–5 program is perhaps the federal government's most thoughtful and comprehensive approach to early childhood care and education to date — and a notable departure from previous federal initiatives.

Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election illuminated growing political, economic, and cultural polarization in America. The work of photojournalist Chris Arnade provides valuable insight into the everyday experiences of the Americans long overlooked by many.

Today’s early care and education programs must have two purposes. First, support parents’ work in a 24/7 economy, and second, advance children’s healthy growth and learning during the most crucial period of human development.

Business leaders have long understood the importance of a well-educated workforce to support a strong economy, keep America competitive globally, and ensure a vibrant democracy.

It’s hard to see how funneling a little more money into a badly underperforming, inefficient system will result in the “high quality” schools promised by Issue 44 promoters.

The compelling promise of the early childhood focus is its real potential to close the opportunity gap and significantly improve outcomes for the nation’s most disadvantaged children.

Katharine Stevens joins James Pethokoukis to discuss the current state of research on early childhood education. Is there any evidence that universal pre-K would have the results that policymakers increasingly claim?

We know that pre-K can work, but not enough about what makes it work and how.

The effort Goldman Sachs is leading is not to recruit future stockbrokers in preschool. The effort they’re leading is to make preschool work well enough that solid results for children have staying power down the line.