Jan 14, 2025 · The Department of Education is dedicated to supporting educational and social emotional outcomes for young children from birth through 3rd grade.

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today officially released the 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®), 10 days before its Dec. 1 goal. Higher Education Discover how the Department of Education is working to ensure that all students have an onramp to a postsecondary education.

Feb 26, 2024 · ED's Early Learning newsletter provides monthly updates to subscribers on early learning initiatives led by the Department and partners across other federal agencies and in the field. The newsletter features important resources for a wide range of stakeholders.

Nov 8, 2023 · High-quality ECE programs go beyond basic health and safety requirements to provide warm, responsive relationships with educators, stimulating and developmentally appropriate curricula, and ongoing training for educators. These features of ECE enhance children’s cognitive and social-emotional development.

Dec 20, 2023 · High-quality early care and education (ECE) programs can have a positive impact on a child's health and well-being, including helping prevent childhood obesity. States and communities can adopt policies and activities to support healthy growth in ECE.

Jul 17, 2024 · U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; Administration for Children & Families; Select an ACF Office. Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) Children's Bureau (CB) Early Childhood Development (ECD) Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) Office of Child Care (OCC)

The goal of early childhood education is to improve academic and social behavioral outcomes for children from birth through third grade. IES supports rigorous and relevant research in education and special education, evaluation, and survey data collection to improve the school readiness skills of young children and examine children's early learning and development during the …

The National Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Center is a joint research and technical assistance center that equips state and local leaders to drive change in ECE workforce policy. This center uses a research-to-practice model to advance compensation and career advancement for early educators.

The establishment of this national association pushed the early education initiative as well in the United States. Additionally in 1965, the Head Start program was founded through the United States Department of Health and Human Services as a program to ready low-income children over the summer months for upcoming kindergarten.

Department of Early Childhood Education. We prepare, nurture, and support early childhood education professionals. We work with national and international early childhood educators and researchers in various professional, community and academic activities. LEARN MORE