For a lot of families, the cost of child care is a huge reason why inflation is still so painful. For years, the rise in child care and preschool prices has outpaced inflation overall. The latest Consumer Price Index showed the cost of child care increased 0.6% last month alone.

National Bureau of Economic Research data backs view that early childhood education brings many benefits. Yet most 4-year-olds don’t attend.

A new report finds that funding has stagnated in the last two decades. Some states are trying to buck the trend.

A new study shows teachers watch and discipline black and white kids differently.

A new report says child care workers and preschool teachers have median wages well below the rest of the workforce.

It’s a lot like the expensive, play-based preschools that abound in affluent areas.

Two different worlds in early education, divided by a freeway