For policymakers who seek an overall picture of early childhood education data in their state, many of them have no single “dashboard” of data to consult. Read More
Dozens of grown-ups crowded into a Memphis early childhood center to celebrate a new partner in educating the city’s youngest learners: Elmo and Sesame Street. Read More
Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff, Director of Harvard's Center on the Developing Child, presented Congressional testimony that "provides a scientific basis for critically analyzing the effects of, and response to, the family separation policy." Read More
To complete our series on the Brookings Institution report “The Current State of Scientific Knowledge on Pre-Kindergarten Effects,” we look... Read More
by Ellen Galinsky and Jackie Bezos Fathers want to step up at home when it comes to caring for their... Read More
Brain research explains why the experiences children have during the first three years of life are so critical in a... Read More
We have previously noted the simple elegance of the child game Simon Says and other games that require children to... Read More
The Healthcare Triage YouTube series hosted by Dr. Aaron Carroll continues with another video that looks at the Rand study, “Investing Early –... Read More
From “helicoptering” to “snowplowing,” parents are often tempted to simply remove obstacles from children’s way, preventing them from learning how to deal with challenges themselves. Instead, as Ellen Galinsky, Bezos Family Foundation Chief Science Officer and Founder/Executive Director of Mind in the Making, explains, the better approach is to build “Autonomy Support” – helping children gain the independence skills they’ll need to become successful adults. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19 Read More
In the roundup: Why teachers are the early education key; two new study grants; IL report means early learning opportunity Read More
