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“Baby’s First Years” Offers First U.S. Study to Assess Impact of Poverty Reduction on Infant and Toddler Development

The Editors·May 8, 2019·5 min read

“What this study is asking is whether or not, as a matter of public policy, is it a straightforward way to achieve the important goal of early childhood development.” -- Matt Klein, executive director, New York City Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity Read More

700 Neuroconnections per Second: How Oregon WIC Adds Daily Brain Building Tips to Parent-Child Engagement

The Editors·January 2, 2018·1 min read

Oregon WIC is the state’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. This public health program is designed... Read More

Quality Pre-K Means Starting Strong

The Editors·June 7, 2018·1 min read

Pre-K teacher Daren Chamberlain and the team at Bailey Gatzert Elementary School know how important a high-quality pre-K experience is... Read More

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

The Editors·November 12, 2019·3 min read

GoPro cameras are all the rage with skateboarders and other extreme athletes who want to capture their exploits for YouTube.... Read More

New Film Explores Policies, Realities of Early Childhood Learning

The Editors·September 24, 2018·6 min read

"No Small Matter is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education... The film lays out the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years, and reveals how our failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families, and a slow-motion catastrophe for the country." Read More

Waterford UPSTART: The Next Best Thing to Being There

The Editors·June 2, 2020·4 min read

Those of us who watched too much TV in the 1970s probably remember commercials extolling long-distance phone calls as The... Read More

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Children First: What a “Values-Based Budget” Looks Like

The Editors·September 13, 2019·3 min read

What would happen if we prioritized children’s potential? That’s the question implicitly asked and explicitly answered in the recent paper... Read More

A Tale of Two Cities: Free Range in Silver Spring Versus Supervision in Baltimore

The Editors·February 19, 2018·3 min read

By Ellen Galisnky The debate in the media and around the kitchen table continues to gain momentum. Is free range... Read More

Data-Sharing Leads to Improved Outreach to Preschool-Age Children

Paul Cohn·June 26, 2018·1 min read

This case study from Minnesota shows how, when school administrators saw the kindergarten readiness gap between children who had attended... Read More

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Winners Announced for PCI’s First Prenatal-to-Age-Three Grant Competition

The Editors·July 10, 2019·3 min read

When the Pritzker Children’s Initiative (PCI) launched a first-of-its-kind Prenatal-to-Age Three State Grant Competition late last year, 42 of 45... Read More