The Rapid Assessment of Pandemic Impact on Development, or RAPID project, gathers essential information on unmet needs and health-promoting behaviors for...
What are you most thankful for in the early learning world? We put the question to Early Learning Nation’s community...
“Our health system is failing women” are the unequivocal opening words of a report issued this past spring by Early...
“Clarissa’s Battle” and the Campaign for Child Care Subsidies
Talking to the director and the title subject of an important new documentary
“Clarissa’s Battle” tells the story of a 10-year campaign for a tax increase to subsidize child care in Alameda County,...
One of the global pioneers behind the science of early childhood learning and development, Ellen Galinsky, chief science officer at the Bezos Family Foundation and executive director of Mind in the Making, discusses her landmark book, Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs, as well as her next project, which includes exploring the mind of the adolescent.
Early Learning Nation spoke to Aysha E. Schomburg, J.D, leader of the Children’s Bureau (part of the Administration for Children...
Every year, Early Learning Nation magazine asks experts and friends what they’re thankful for in the early learning world. This...
My paternity leaves were some of the most cherished weeks of my life. While far too short, I have crystal-clear...
The last time Early Learning Nation magazine sat down with researcher Dr. Chrishana Lloyd of Child Trends, she had just...
The Consequences of Forced Separation
When Traumatized Children Return to Traumatized Parents
Science tells us that an outpouring of stress hormones shapes the way the brain develops. Trauma affects behavior, brain development, even the immune system. It’s devastating for all, but for newborns and youngest children, the impact can be profound.
Want to fight poverty? Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore – bestselling author, Army combat veteran, social entrepreneur – explains why improving education is an excellent place to start. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19
The Washington, D.C.-based Bainum Family Foundation recently announced a five-year, $100 million funding commitment to early childhood. The ambitious plan...
