by Children At Risk | Apr 9, 2026 | C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Research
Access to High-Quality Child Care Continues to Get More Scarce April 9, 2026 | Written by Kim Kofron, Executive Director of Early Childhood Education, and Jacob Westjohn, Associate Director of the Center for Social Measurement & Evaluation, CHILDREN AT RISK (Note:...
by Children At Risk | Apr 9, 2026 | C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Press Release
Virtual Press Conference: Over Half of Texas Child Care Deserts Have Persisted for Three Years, Signaling Chronic Shortage of Child Care Seats About 64% of child care deserts in Texas indicate chronic deficits in child care seats, according to CHILDREN AT RISK’s...
by Children At Risk | Mar 31, 2026 | C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Testimony
Kim Kofron Provides Testimony for the Governor's Taskforce on Early Childhood Education and Care March 31, 2026 Good morning Mr. Holt and Committee members and thank you for having me today. My name is Kim Kofron, Executive Director of Early Childhood Education at...
by Children At Risk | Mar 30, 2026 | Early Childhood Education, ELQN
Rooted in Community: A Community Forum Uplifting Home-Based Child Care Conversations to Strengthen Early Care and Education CHILDREN AT RISK and Harris County Department of Economic Equity & Opportunity’s Early Learning Quality Network (ELQN) brought...
by Children At Risk | Mar 6, 2026 | Early Childhood Education, Events
Each spring, the CHILDREN AT RISK Early Childhood Education team hosts virtual community roundtables across 12 major cities in Texas. During these sessions, C@R experts will share updates from the latest Paving the Way report, including regional analysis of Local...
by Children At Risk | Jan 27, 2026 | Early Childhood Education, Press Release, Research
Paving the Way to Quality: Second Edition Analysis of Texas LWDB Fiscal Spending of Child Care Quality Investments TEXAS (January 28, 2026) – CHILDREN AT RISK has released its second analysis of Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) spending across Texas....
