Legislation that includes what an early childhood advocacy group says is an “historic investment in early childhood” has been signed... Read More
2.7 million children (1 in 28) currently have an incarcerated parent. How are programs like the Family Connections Center helping them get ready to be with their families again-- while still behind bars? Read More
Who Supports Universal Pre-K?
A Look at 2020 Presidential Candidates
Need a primer on Universal Pre-K? See below for a quick look from First Five Years Fund If the candidates... Read More
Let’s Create An Early Learning Community
Wait, What’s an Early Learning Community?
What is an Early Learning Community? It’s a place where babies are welcomed into families that have all the opportunities and support they need to nurture and promote their children’s early learning and healthy development. Read More
From the White House to statehouses, there are indications that government leaders are poised to spend more on child care.... Read More
Inspiration and Adaptation: Helping Parramore’s Parents—and Their Children—Learn and Grow in Orlando
One of the key principles of social entrepreneurship is replicability. If we are going to tackle the most difficult challenges... Read More
As a preschooler, Victoria Ankrah was taught in a Paterson, N.J., Head Start program where her mother was a member... Read More
When University of Maryland Associate Professor Geetha Ramani and her colleagues visit early learning classrooms, they’re known as the “game people.” Ramani’s research shows not only the importance of teaching math skills, but also the effectiveness of what might seem like an obvious tactic: Make it fun. Read More
How and why do children become aggressive – or even violent? How can we understand the true causes – and recognize the signs – before they take hold? Kenneth A. Dodge, Pritzker Professor of Public Policy at Duke University explains the important research that can help children and families. 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 Read More
Infants and young children are rarely at the forefront of state and national policy agendas. For the good of the nation and the future of our world, they should be. Read More
