Latest from Emily Tate Sullivan, EdSurge
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Why don’t early childhood programs have access to substitute teachers?
Early care and education programs lack the substitute teaching infrastructure that is well-known in K-12 schools.
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Intergenerational care benefits children and seniors. Why is it still so rare?
Intergenerational facilities — where elder care and child care operate at a shared site — are good for more than just photo ops.
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What’s behind the explosion of apprenticeships in early childhood education?
Apprenticeship has been a popular career pathway for many occupations. In early care and education, however, there was limited uptake of the model. Recently, that has changed — and fast.
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Child care programs see closures, resignations and tuition hikes after federal funding expires
In West Virginia, providers and parents are feeling the impact on the other side of the "child care cliff."
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In a hostile housing landscape, solutions emerge to support home-based child care providers
From the establishment of “child care-friendly landlords” to the construction of low-cost homes earmarked specifically for home-based providers, projects are underway to offer a salve to providers struggling to find and afford adequate housing.
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Housing is a nightmare for home-based child care providers
With rising housing costs, pushback from landlords and homeowners associations, and a complex web of regulations, it’s a wonder home-based providers exist at all.