Archive - It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard

Do We All Really Win With Better Policies?

Unpacking the idea of "winners" and "losers" in child care

Aug 4 •

July 2025

Yep, I wrote about my own kid this time

What does it mean to use our own experience to frame issues?

Jul 24 •

When Head Start is Your Superpower

For Indigenous Communities, Head Start Programs are a Cultural Lifeline

Jul 2 •

June 2025

Could Childbirth Be Free?

Maybe! Or so some in Congress think.

Jun 10 •

May 2025

April 2025

March 2025

That Loneliness Epidemic? It Begins in Preschool

Isabelle Hau on how the early relationships stave off loneliness later in life

Mar 17 •

February 2025

If we want quality child care, then we need to give care workers health coverage

Feb 24 •

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