News & Insights

Keep informed with our recent transactions, insights and publications analyzing issues and trends affecting providers in the education industry. Choose below from our in-depth industry research reports or our quick-hitting Insights articles.

Charlie Zamora 5/30/25 Charlie Zamora 5/30/25

Initiatives Supporting Public Funding Landscape

States are rapidly reshaping the early‑education funding map now that the federal COVID‑era stabilization grants— $24 billion that propped up 220,000 providers—expired last September.

Charlie Zamora 3/31/25 Charlie Zamora 3/31/25

Enrollment Update - Child Care Industry

After a volatile few years, many operators hoped 2025 would bring a clear rebound in center‑based enrollment. Instead, the data point to another “treading‑water” year.

Charlie Zamora 12/27/24 Charlie Zamora 12/27/24

Building Bridges: Transactions Advised by SchoolWise in 2024

SchoolWise is pleased to have advised in the sale of 29 schools in 2024, representing more than $135 million in transaction volume on our behalf of our clients in the United States.

Charlie Zamora 10/1/24 Charlie Zamora 10/1/24

Rising Liability Insurance Costs Pose an “Existential Threat” to Child Care Providers

New Survey from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) makes clear that the costs of liability insurance for child care providers are rapidly increasing and doing so at a time when many are unable to afford it.

David Steinmetz 6/28/24 David Steinmetz 6/28/24

Head Start and Early Head Start Programs

Head Start and Early Head Start programs are federally funded initiatives aimed at enhancing school readiness for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers from qualifying low-income families.