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More Bad News for Child Care: The Importance of Not Looking Away

Our Broken Child Care System and How to Fix It, Part 2

The Editors·May 20, 2020·8 min read

In this three-part series, Dr. Laura Justice—executive director of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy at The... Read More

Goodbye, Chipmunks. Hello, Books. Dea Wright Builds a Space for Children in Milwaukee.

Mark Swartz·April 13, 2020·4 min read

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has called Dea Wright the city’s “early childhood education czar.” True to someone entrusted with czarlike power,... Read More

How Much Do Teacher Qualifications Matter at the Preschool Level?

·August 20, 2018·3 min read

As educators and policy makers look at high-performing preschools to find models for improving quality across the board, one area... Read More

Evaluation of Chicago School Readiness Project Suggests Lasting Positive Outcomes

·August 13, 2018·2 min read

Last month, the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University released their report on the... Read More

There has been a big push by countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade to improve early childhood education. This is a story about a program called Tayari – a Kiswahili word that means “readiness”.

Kenyan Approach Holds Promise for Boosting Early Childhood Education

The Editors·January 24, 2019·3 min read

As we span the globe for early learning trends and insights, today we visit sub-Saharan Africa, where countries have made a big push to improve early childhood education. Get Ready: This is a story about a program called Tayari – a Kiswahili word that means “readiness.” Read More

While one can find many things about any large city to love or hate, the New York Times reports on an area where New York City is finding success: Its pre-K program

New York’s Pre-K Offers Early Learning Model

The Editors·January 3, 2019·2 min read

According to the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, about 94 percent of New York City's prekindergarten programs "met or exceeded a threshold that predicts positive student outcomes after pre-K." Read More

A parent’s guide to surviving COVID-19: 8 strategies to keep children healthy and happy

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff·March 18, 2020·2 min read

For many of us, COVID-19 has completely changed how we work. Remote work might have its advantages for some, but when the kids are out of school and libraries and museums are closed, juggling two roles at once can be a challenge. What is a parent to do? As two developmental psychologists dedicated to understanding how children learn and play, these questions are filling our inbox. Read More

Best Practices

More Bad News for Child Care: The Importance of Not Looking Away

Goodbye, Chipmunks. Hello, Books. Dea Wright Builds a Space for Children in Milwaukee.

How Much Do Teacher Qualifications Matter at the Preschool Level?

Evaluation of Chicago School Readiness Project Suggests Lasting Positive Outcomes

Kenyan Approach Holds Promise for Boosting Early Childhood Education

New York’s Pre-K Offers Early Learning Model

A parent’s guide to surviving COVID-19: 8 strategies to keep children healthy and happy

Promising Stress Interventions in Perinatal and Postpartum Women a Boon for Mothers and Babies

Asset-Informed Care: Seeing People as More than the Worst That’s Happened to Them

Roots of Empathy: Where Children Learn the Language of Getting Along

WEBINAR: Use the Progress Rating Tool to Create an Early Learning Community

Fred Rogers: Seeker of Truth

Jessica Meir’s Five Rules for Being a Good Earthling

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