Early Childhood Education

Over the past couple of months, parents and community members worked overtime to re-open the old daycare under a new name – Little Lambs, and as a nonprofit.

Sublette County is test driving a unique way to fund and expand access to childcare as many families in Wyoming grapple with a worsening shortage of daycare centers.

Eight thousand children in Wyoming have young parents ages 18 to 24. Close to 60 percent of those families are low income, according to the Opening Doors…

Wyoming's Joint Education Committee is considering a proposal to consolidate the administration of early childhood education in the state.Dicky Shanor,…

An effort to better coordinate early childhood education is underway in the Wyoming legislature. It’s part of policymakers’ efforts to streamline funding…

Consultants hired by the state legislature to help Wyoming bring efficiencies to the school funding model are asking lawmakers to consider adding a…

Recent data shows that childhood obesity rates among low-income families have decreased in Wyoming, down from nearly 11.8 percent in 2010 to 9.9 percent…

Sheridan's Center for a Vital Community is hosting a symposium this week to discuss what communities can do to set children on a path toward success. The…

A report released this week by the U.S. Department of Education shows it doesn’t pay to be an early childhood teacher.Wyoming is one of 13 states where…

In its last meeting before the upcoming budget session, the Legislature’s Joint Education Committee forwarded a bill that could expand early childhood…