Start Early. Start Well.
July 27, 2022
At Educare Winnebago, an early childhood center where roughly 90% of the student population is Native American, educators are getting the chance to learn more of the lang... More
June 02, 2022
The Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska has appointed three new directors: Amy Schmidtke in program development, Dalhia Lloyd in professional ... More
May 26, 2022
The Nebraska Transition to Kindergarten Toolkit and Resource Guide was created to support families, school district staff and Kindergarten teachers, as well as early chil... More
May 24, 2022
New survey findings from the Buffett Institute underscore that for many child care providers, the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have been a struggle to survive... More
May 18, 2022
7 in 10 Providers Report Staff Members Are Leaving Early Childhood Field Entirely OMAHA, Neb. — The COVID-19 pandemic continues to compound Nebraska’s child... More
May 10, 2022
A new tool to support young children’s transition into Kindergarten is now available to Nebraska families, schools, and communities. The Nebraska Transition to Kin... More
May 06, 2022
More than 70 higher education faculty from 15 colleges and universities across Nebraska are meeting in Lincoln today to begin tackling problems within the early childhood... More
April 20, 2022
Help Me Grow, funded in part by the Preschool Development Grant, supports families and caregivers that have concerns about their child's behavioral issues or development... More
April 12, 2022
Early childhood educators, who provide a critical foundation for child development and the economy, do a difficult job for little pay. The pandemic has made their job eve... More
March 29, 2022
In the two years since the release of the Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission’s groundbreaking report, Elevating Nebraska’s Early Childhood Workforce, the state... More
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