Brett Maney 4/27/26 Brett Maney 4/27/26

Childcare Is Breaking Family Budgets in Every State—and Deepening the Housing Squeeze

Brett Maney 3/31/26 Brett Maney 3/31/26

Calling NYC parents with young kids: City Hall wants your views on child care

Brett Maney 3/31/26 Brett Maney 3/31/26

Mayor Mamdani launches survey to give parents a voice in shaping NYC universal child care

Brett Maney 12/25/25 Brett Maney 12/25/25

5 early ed highlights from 2025

Mat Poirot 12/19/25 Mat Poirot 12/19/25

Brief: Understanding service gaps in early intervention for NICU babies

This report was one of the Division of Early Childhood's most accessed articles of 2025

Mat Poirot 11/27/25 Mat Poirot 11/27/25

Streamlining early intervention services in Illinois

Brett Maney 11/12/25 Brett Maney 11/12/25

Delayed food assistance risks harming already struggling NY child care workforce

Brett Maney 11/7/25 Brett Maney 11/7/25

Blog: Implementing in Public: Sharing Lessons Learned from Across the Country in the Open

Brett Maney 11/6/25 Brett Maney 11/6/25

First 5: Alameda County Community Panel

Brett Maney 10/21/25 Brett Maney 10/21/25

Half of NICU infants miss critical early treatment, report says

Brett Maney 10/16/25 Brett Maney 10/16/25

Getting preemies the help they need

Brett Maney 9/24/25 Brett Maney 9/24/25

What I learned about Head Start in rural America

Brett Maney 9/24/25 Brett Maney 9/24/25

Rural Americans rely on Head Start. Federal turmoil has them worried

Brett Maney 9/19/25 Brett Maney 9/19/25

Affordable child care in Pennsylvania should not be politically gridlocked | Opinion

Brett Maney 9/16/25 Brett Maney 9/16/25

Blog: A State-by-State Summary of Prospective Payments Implementation Approaches

Brett Maney 8/8/25 Brett Maney 8/8/25

Blog: One Year of Learning From Local Early Education Programs

Mat Poirot 8/5/25 Mat Poirot 8/5/25

Resource for Practitioners: Sharing lessons learned for implementation of prospective payments

During the first quarter of 2025, the New Practice Lab conducted a systematic review of the 2025-2027 approved CCDF State Plans, Appendices, waivers, and other publicly available documentation to gain a deeper understanding of provider payment practices.