Stagnant Funding Results in Alaska Pre-K School Closure, Instability for Vulnerable Children

Meadow Lakes Head Start, a preschool in Wasilla that has 45 students, will close down at the end of the year. Half of the students will move on to kindergarten and the rest will have to find another preschool. The board of the nonprofit CCS Early Learning, which operates the Meadow Lakes program, made the decision at its January meeting.

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Topics: Child care, Economic supports
Subtopics: Child care quality, Child care subsidies, Child care workforce, Early Head Start

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State Policy Progress on Paid Family and Medical Leave in 2025

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New Report Finds Wide Disparities in Investments in Children’s Earliest Years Across States

POLICIES ADOPTED BY STATES DRIVE MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES Press Contact: Sydne Lewis, 615-343-9946, sydne.lewis@vanderbilt.edu The first three years of life are critical for healthy development, yet families in some states

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