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Dubai introduces quality standards for early childhood care through new framework

Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has unveiled a wide-ranging Quality Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), introducing precise benchmarks intended to lift ...
Education Week

Quality Counts Finds Uneven Early-Childhood Policies

While 39 states and the District of Columbia together spend more than $1.9 billion a year on prekindergarten for at least some children, states’ efforts to finance and monitor the quality of ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

A New Vision for High Quality Pre-K Curriculum

An ad hoc committee will research and analyze pre-K curriculum quality for children ages three through five. The study will result in a final report, including findings and recommendations to guide ...
The Conversation

Despite improvements to early education, more children are starting school developmentally behind. What’s going on?

So far, 2025 has been a horror year for early education and care. Much of the recent media and political coverage about childcare has focused on safety. This is understandable, given the numerous, ...