There is no bilingual child care, and these children are arriving to kindergarten without the same early childhood experiences to help them succeed.

I think this will be a very challenging year for us ahead.

Three years ago, almost 80 percent of child care facilities (in Pitt and Martin counties) were one star. Now, it's less than 50 percent.

I had a simple dream that children and parents could check out books and enjoy the services that were offered at other libraries. I never imagined it would be as big as it is.

To children childhood holds no particular advantage.

Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.