Building Young Brains When Schools Are Closed, Part 2: Online Tips and Activities Our Top Tips for Parents and Caregivers Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·Mar 23, 2020·2 min readThis is part 2 of a a three-part series. Read Part 1 (Offline Activities) and Part 3 (Outdoor Tips). How... Read More
Virginia is for Childcare Solutions Smart2Start = 1 Application for Almost 150 Providers Mark Swartz·Feb 26, 2020·2 min readVirginia’s Roanoke Valley, anchored by its namesake city in Southwest Virginia, is a considerable distance from the economically booming area... Read More
Five Takeaways from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Early Ed SummitThe Editors·Mar 5, 2020·2 min readOn February 28, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a summit for early education advocates and professionals, highlighting the work... Read More
5 Ways Colleges Can Assist Students Who Are Parents of Young ChildrenMikah Jorgensen·Oct 6, 2022·5 min readAcross the U.S., colleges and universities have pledged to enhance diversity and to prioritize inclusiveness. In the wake of the... Read More
7 Reasons to Be Encouraged about the Planet Our Children Are Inheriting Finding Hope in the U.S. Early Years Climate Action Plan Mark Swartz·Dec 26, 2023·6 min readWhile climate change is all around us, and the projections are uniformly grim, there have never been so many local,... Read More
“Like a Dream Become Reality”: Multnomah’s Preschool For All Effort Showcases Parent PowerElliot Haspel·Nov 9, 2020·5 min readIn this two-part series, Elliot Haspel explores how one Oregon region mobilized to generate an innovative, next-generation plan for universal... Read More
How to Make Mother’s Day 2023 One for the AgesMark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·May 10, 2023·6 min readEarly Learning Nation magazine asked some of our favorite people, What’s one thing our readers can do to make the... Read More
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 readIn this three-part series, Dr. Laura Justice—executive director of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy at The... Read More
Using Design Thinking to Reimagine the Child Development Associate CredentialMark Swartz·Oct 26, 2022·4 min readWhen three in 10 candidates who sign up for your program don’t make it to the end, you know you... Read More
Early Childhood Policy Meets Early Childhood Science, Part 4: On The Future of Early LearningElliot Haspel·Apr 30, 2020·5 min readAuthor’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our... Read More
PopUp StoryWalk Combines Great Stories with the Great OutdoorsK.C. Compton·Jul 22, 2021·6 min readGetting a child outdoors to embrace literacy, art and the great outdoors is simple: All you need is a cordless... Read More
Art and Soul: Teaching Zuni Art Across Generations Zuni Youth Enrichment Project Connects Renowned Artists with Students for Art and Entrepreneurship Suzette Brewer·Aug 14, 2024·5 min readOn a recent Friday afternoon, student artists at the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project (ZYEP) were busy getting ready for an... Read More