We talk with TN leaders—business owners, policy experts, educators, and residents—who champion the entrepreneurial spirit and transform once-small ideas into big impact. Melanie Shinbaum, Executive Director of the Nashville Early Education Coalition, joins us to discuss the critical challenges facing early education in Tennessee.
A newly launched coalition made up for 29 community partners across Nashville is taking aim at what it calls a child care crisis in Davidson County.
Government, business and philanthropic institutions are joining forces to embark on a moon mission of fixing Nashville's early childhood education crisis.
Tennessee lawmakers discuss legislation to address the state's childcare crisis, including the proposed Municipalities’ Access To Childcare (M.A.T.C.H.) Fund.
Learn how the W.K. Kellogg Foundation is partnering with the U.S. Chamber Foundation to advance and support innovative solutions that address childcare demand in creative ways.
Applications are now open for state-funded grants aimed at making child care more accessible in Tennessee. Learn about the demand for early education in TN, and the work being done to meet it.
Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA)'s resource that reflects on legislative and administrative activities involving early child care for the first half of 2024.
In this video, parents describe the many factors they consider when looking for child care and early education (CCEE) for their children. Their experiences help bring a multi-dimensional framework of access to CCEE to life.
The Tennessean covers the "Week of the Young Child", which is all about recognizing that the education received in the early childhood years lays a foundation for success.
The 2024 Ignite! Awards featured 121 guests who joined CORE Network Nashville to celebrate excellence in early childhood education.
