A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that children of color in North Carolina face numerous barriers to success. The 2017 Race for Results report explores the intersection
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In celebration of Attendance Awareness Month, the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation (NCECF) released a new report today on chronic absence policies and practices in North Carolina. The report shares
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A new study from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that NC pre-kindergarten has produced learning gains for
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Early childhood is a time of rapid cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional and motor development growth, with neural connections forming at a pace of 700 per second! It’s previously been discovered
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Welcome to 2017! It’s a new year, a fresh start and another opportunity to resolve to make our community better, stronger and healthier. Here is one resolution that we know
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Exciting new research from the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy finds that North Carolina’s investment in early child care and education programs resulted in higher test scores, less grade retention
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We are excited to share with you our 2015-16 Annual Report! This publication reflects our work in Durham over the past year, and we’d like to thank you for your role in
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New research from the Yale Child Study Center suggests that implicit bias exists in early childhood programs, where many preschool teachers look for disruptive behavior in just one place, waiting for it
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This week, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2015 numbers on income, poverty and health, showing that 21.2% of children under the age of 3 are living in families with
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In the midst of an extremely polarized election, 90% of voters agree on one thing: Congress and the next president should work together to make quality early childhood education more accessible
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