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Tiny Trees Preschoolers Get to Know Their World, Rain or Shine

The Editors·August 30, 2019·3 min read

The children attending Tiny Trees Preschool classrooms in Seattle and King County parks may look like they’re “just playing,” but those little boots are actually marching, climbing, stomping and squishing their way to a well-rounded preschool education. Read More

Signs of Progress: What Families of Deaf Children Should Know

The Editors·December 5, 2019·3 min read

I see people signing all the time because I live in the Washington, D.C., area near the Red Line, which... 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

Text Messages, Toiletries and Backpacks: Indiana Gets Creative with Pre-K Outreach in Rural Areas

The Editors·June 22, 2018·6 min read

In the years since Indiana first launched its need-based prekindergarten grants in 2015, many families have said they were interested... Read More

Lack of High-Quality, Affordable Childcare Takes Its Toll on Parents, Workplaces, Economy

The Editors·March 10, 2020·4 min read

In each year from 2016 through 2018, more than 2 million parents of children age 5 and younger suffered “job... 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

As School Funding Struggles, Early Childhood Learning Bears Brunt

The Editors·January 19, 2018·1 min read

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research and policy institute that pursues “federal and state policies designed... Read More

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

The Editors·October 10, 2019·5 min read

Researchers presenting at the recent 2019 Zero to Three conference detailed a program that studies have found effective in treating... 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