First Responders to a Hidden Emergency
Behind ReadyNation’s Report on the U.S. Child Care Crisis by Mark Swartz How can the United States ensure that the…
Mobile Early Learning Centers: Sumitra Mishra, Mobile Creches
For many children in India, getting to early education centers is impossible while their parents work long hours at often temporary jobs. So what if early education centers traveled to kids instead? Executive Director Sumitra Mishra describes how Mobile Creches has been doing just that for 50 years.
Connecting Children, Parents and Early Education in Rochester: Mayor Lovely Warren
As one of her first acts as Mayor of Rochester, NY, Lovely Warren convened an Early Learning Council. Since then, the Mayor and her city have become national leaders in connecting children, parents, and early education. How does she do it? That’s what we discussed.
How Communities, States Can Learn From Oregon’s Early Learning Plan
A deeper look provides excellent insights and inspiration for policymakers who seek to make impact in their own local communities or states.
Pre-K in 40 Large American Cities: Improvement? Yes. More Needed? Yes.
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Snow Day? Here Are 7 Museums With Great (Mostly) Free Children’s Programs
Maybe it’s a snow day. Maybe rain. Or, maybe you just need someplace new to take your child that doesn’t involve waterslides, bouncy houses or pizza! There are plenty of excellent — and (many) free — art classes for children across the country.
New York’s Pre-K Offers Early Learning Model
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.”
Children Learn Through Play — Can Play Also Help Address Trauma?
Beyond the way children learn through play, it also can help kids heal from trauma. The Lego Foundation is teaming with Sesame Street to help children caught in global refugee crises.
Hayat Pharmacy Builds a Healthier Milwaukee by Focusing on the Youngest Customers
How has Hayat Pharmacy established collaborations with other leading Milwaukee institutions to support Milwaukee early learning? You’ll want to find out.
Washington, D.C.’s Universal Preschool Leads to Parental Employment Gains
How does a public preschool program enable thousands of mothers with young children to enter the workforce? A Center for American Progress study explains.