With better data, policymakers will better understand the quality of existing pre-K programs and how to strengthen the components that matter most for kids and their families. Credit: Jackie Mader for ...

Editor's note: This article was updated to include clarification from the Department of Early Care and Learning's interpretation of the term "universal childcare" as provided by its Chief ...

Houston ISD is making an aggressive $10 million effort to expand pre-kindergarten enrollment by adding 500 seats by August 2025 and marketing its program to parents scrambling for options, a move that ...

A DeLand preschool, perennially labeled “low performing” by the state, had reason to celebrate this year. The House Next Door earned the highest possible rating — “excellent” — under Florida’s new ...

Around 9,000 more kids have been enrolled in free, universal state-funded pre-K as of October 2025 than at this time last year, though an updated enrollment percentage has not yet been calculated.