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This article, the first in a new series, will highlight efforts being led by local, state and national partners of the recently launched National Collaborative for Infants and Toddlers (NCIT) to advance promising prenatal-to-three policies and programs that create and expand family support systems.

Roadmap for Ensuring All Infants, Toddlers Achieve Optimal Health and Development

The Editors·Feb 15, 2019·5 min read

This article, the first in a new series, will highlight efforts being led by local, state and national partners of the recently launched National Collaborative for Infants and Toddlers (NCIT) to advance promising prenatal-to-three policies and programs that create and expand family support systems.

Lee Johnson III, PhD: Taking on Climate and Environmental Impacts While Growing the Next Generation of Local Black Child Development Leaders

The Editors·Nov 8, 2023·5 min read

Dr. Lee Johnson III doesn’t just run NBCDI’s Policy Fellowship program, he graduated from it. Now, with a new cohort who joined the18-month program, Dr. Johnson and his colleagues are advancing “Breakthrough Action Leadership” that focuses on growing responsive, self-reflective leaders. As well, the group is addressing the climate and environmental concerns that also affect early childhood development in many communities.

Partnership for America’s Children Nurtures a New Generation of Advocates and Leaders

5 Ways Millennials Push for State and Local Policy Change

Mark Swartz·Mar 20, 2024·7 min read

Marquita Little Numan took the helm of Partnership for America’s Children last August, just a few weeks before the Executive...

In Rural, Low-Income Parts of the Country, How Do You Find Baby Formula When There Is Nowhere to Look?

Chabeli Carrazana·May 27, 2022·10 min read

Low-income parents who receive government assistance to buy baby formula, known as WIC, must purchase it in stores. But amid a national shortage, families in rural areas are left with few places to look.

Ken Burns: Committing to Complexity

Nothing against TikTok, but the documentarian still believes in sustained attention

Mark Swartz·Mar 13, 2020·4 min read

If you add it all up, Ken Burns and PBS have broadcast over 200 hours of documentary films. It might...

Bilingualism Is a Resource, Not a Disability. Education Professionals Need to Follow the Science

Mark Swartz·Feb 1, 2023·5 min read

Bilingualism means more than the ability to speak two languages. Robert Stechuk, UnidosUS’s director of early childhood education programs, maintains...

5 Questions for the Governor: North Dakota’s Doug Burgum

The Editors·Jul 30, 2020·3 min read

COVID-19 has obviously presented an array of challenges to states during 2020. What is the most important lesson you’ve learned...

Book Review: The Emotionally Intelligent Child

Mark Swartz·Aug 9, 2022·3 min read

Rachael Katz (MS Ed.) and Helen Shwe Hadani (Ph.D.) are excellent companions for mothers, fathers and caregivers of young children. Their views on parenting derive from their own families, as well as extensive reading into the science of brain development.

Dr. Dana Suskind’s Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child’s Potential, Fulfilling Society’s Promise diagnoses a range of obstacles that prevent young...

Roadmap for Ensuring All Infants, Toddlers Achieve Optimal Health and Development

Lee Johnson III, PhD: Taking on Climate and Environmental Impacts While Growing the Next Generation of Local Black Child Development Leaders

Partnership for America’s Children Nurtures a New Generation of Advocates and Leaders

In Rural, Low-Income Parts of the Country, How Do You Find Baby Formula When There Is Nowhere to Look?

Ken Burns: Committing to Complexity

Bilingualism Is a Resource, Not a Disability. Education Professionals Need to Follow the Science

5 Questions for the Governor: North Dakota’s Doug Burgum

Book Review: The Emotionally Intelligent Child

Let’s Go to the Tape: How Ohio Researchers Are Exploring Classroom Dynamics

Pacesetter Communities Race for Children’s Literacy in Florida, North Carolina and Iowa

Facing Facts, Finding Solutions in the Race Against Black Postpartum Depression

An Interview with Dana Suskind: “When a Group Speaks with One Voice, Society Listens”

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