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Pathway to a Brighter Future for Child Care in Arkansas
Pathway to a Brighter Future for Child Care in Arkansas The future of early childhood care and education in Arkansas is full of exciting possibilities! Our latest policy brief, Breaking Barriers to...
Breaking Barriers to Child Care Licensing in Arkansas
Volume 22, Issue 7 November 5, 2025 This policy brief examines barriers to child care licensing in Arkansas and their impact on access to early childhood education, particularly in rural areas, and...
Early Childhood Care and Education in Arkansas Licensing Policy and Practice Report
Volume 22, Issue 7 November 5, 2025 This paper examines child care licensing in Arkansas, identifying barriers to licensure for early childhood education (ECE) settings, highlighting potential...
Early Child Care – Part 2: What the New SRA Rules Actually Mean for Children, Families, and Providers
What the New SRA Rules Actually Mean for Children, Families, and Providers by Hannah Denker What is the SRA program? In Part 1 of this blog series, we explained what Arkansas’s School Readiness...
Arkansas School Readiness Assistance (SRA) Program: Fall 2025 Policy Changes – Impact Assessment
Volume 22, Issue 5 October 22, 2025 This policy brief examines the financial effects of Arkansas’s Fall 2025 changes to the School Readiness Assistance program, showing how reduced provider...
2025 Arkansas Education Administrator Survey: Leading Through Change
Link to the full report: Leading Through Change Summary: In Spring 2025, we surveyed principals and superintendents to understand their job satisfaction and well-being and to get their perspectives...
New Report Alert: “Beating the Odds” is Here!
We’re thrilled to announce the release of our latest OEP Awards: Beating the Odds report. This one is a favorite around here because it tells a story we deeply believe in: Academic Growth for ALL...
Early Child Care – Part 1 of 2: What’s Behind Arkansas’s School Readiness Assistance Child Care Subsidies?
What’s Going on with School Readiness Assistance Child Care Subsidies in Arkansas? by Hannah Denker The School Readiness Assistance (SRA) program helps low-income families afford child care while...
Arkansas Early Care & Education Key Indicators of Access, Quality & Workforce – Baseline Report 2025
Volume 22, Issue 4 September 17, 2025 This brief examines and explains the first comprehensive set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Arkansas’s early care and education (ECE) system,...
Arkansas Early Care & Education Key Performance Indicators Baseline Report
Volume 22, Issue 4 September 17, 2025 This report establishes the first comprehensive set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Arkansas’s early care and education (ECE) system, focusing on...
Tracking Early Childhood in Arkansas: A New Baseline for Key Performance Indicators
by Hannah Denker Click here to read the Arkansas Education Report Click here to read the Policy Brief Early childhood care and education (ECE) is essential for Arkansas’s children, families, and...
Got Data? Confronting Chronic Absenteeism
by Kim Shaw and Sarah McKenzie This week, OEP sent every Arkansas superintendent a report on chronic absenteeism (CA). The reports include both statewide trends and district-specific data from the...
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