Across the U.S., colleges and universities have pledged to enhance diversity and to prioritize inclusiveness. In the wake of the...
Last November, voters in and around Grand Rapids, Michigan’s second-largest city (population 200,000), made Kent County the first county in Michigan to approve a referendum that raises property taxes specifically for early childhood.
Our kids need to put the devices down and to play outdoors more. This isn’t just another parent waxing nostalgic...
As childcare centers, preschools and other early education settings strive to stretch every penny, they often face daunting challenges in...
Art and Soul: Teaching Zuni Art Across Generations
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project Connects Renowned Artists with Students for Art and Entrepreneurship
On a recent Friday afternoon, student artists at the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project (ZYEP) were busy getting ready for an...
Virginia is for Childcare Solutions
Smart2Start = 1 Application for Almost 150 Providers
Virginia’s Roanoke Valley, anchored by its namesake city in Southwest Virginia, is a considerable distance from the economically booming area...
Some experts say that when it comes specifically to teaching consent, sex education for young children can be done without being explicit, and it can help kids learn about boundaries and empathy when it comes to their own bodies and the bodies of other people.
Women come of age steeped in conversations about reproduction. Different cultures interact with women’s bodily changes in various ways, but...
Those of us who watched too much TV in the 1970s probably remember commercials extolling long-distance phone calls as The...
Researchers presenting at the recent 2019 Zero to Three conference detailed a program that studies have found effective in treating...
The New Year, with its metaphor of clear vision, calls out to all of us to think about the future; to envision a better world for children, youth, and families. While we can’t predict what the decade will bring, we can use what we have learned over the years—and our common sense—to set some goals and move forward. Here is what I see and hope for in a new year, in a new decade.
When parents and kids tuned into “Thomas and Friends” this September, they discovered a new character: Bruno the Brake Car....
