Start Early. Start Well.
December 18, 2023
Dee Acklie, center, familiy facilitator and home visitor at Douglas County West Elementary, leads two mothers and their kids through an activity at the Valley Public Lib... More
December 13, 2023
By Erin Duffy Aimee Hoes Meet Aimee Hoes, the new Child Development Associate (CDA) navigator for the state of Nebraska. Hoes has an extensive background working w... More
November 28, 2023
Students in I Be Black Girl's Doula Passage Program train at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine. The program is a space for Black women and femmes to learn the necessary skill... More
November 19, 2023
By Sarah Ann Kotchian Over the last 44 years, hundreds of children have learned and grown inside Nared's Peewee Palace INC. Former students bring their childr... More
October 31, 2023
A panel discussion at the NWRA conference included, from left, moderator Cama Charlet Cole, of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute; Mariana Munoz de Schell, Nebra... More
October 09, 2023
Members of the keynote response panel at the Thriving Children, Families, and Communities Conference called for bold action to fix Nebraska's child care crisis. From left... More
September 19, 2023
Gov. Pillen to Speak at Statewide Conference on Early Childhood Education; 500 Community Leaders Come Together to Tackle Statewide Shortage of Early Childhood Programs&nb... More
August 28, 2023
By Duane Retzlaff When Tabatha Rosproy was named National Teacher of the Year in 2020, she became the first early childhood educator to receive that honor. ... More
August 14, 2023
By Erin Duffy There are more than 900,000 child care workers across the United States. Think of the impact they have on the millions of young children and families... More
August 09, 2023
Loss of Federal Funds Contributes to Growing Gap for Fully Funding Vital Child Care Services OMAHA, Nebraska – A looming federal funding cliff for child care... More
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