Throughout the U.S., the care network for our nation’s youngest children is less a tightly woven safety net and more...
More than 700 Child Care Providers Shut Their Doors to Demand Better Pay
“Without Child Care, There’s No Workforce”
Lorretta Johnson has been running a child care out of her home in Austin, Texas since 1999, caring mostly for...
Those following the debates regarding President Biden’s historic child care proposal may be experiencing whiplash. On the one hand, a...
Throughout most of human history and in most of the world, that paradigm of children playing outdoors as a part of childhood has been so integral as to be transparent. Not so in the U.S., where, according to the Child Mind Institute, the average American child spends four to seven minutes a day in unstructured play outdoors and more than seven hours a day in front of a screen. Washington State is changing that.
Early education advocates cheered when President Biden’s State of the Union address noted that children who attend preschool are nearly...
For babies to have the best start in life, they need to form a deep emotional bond with the person...
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.
In the popular imagination, the story of child welfare in America goes like this: Acting on a report of abuse...
This is why we can’t have nice things. Finally, at long last, bipartisan momentum is building towards an affordable, accessible,...
Child care workers are the backbone of the economy and a smart new campaign from the National Women’s Law Center...
This week, Home Grown launched a new initiative—Leading From Home—focused on identifying and supporting provider leaders across the country. The...
In 2016, when Philadelphia became the first big U.S. city to tax sugary beverages, many expected other others to follow....
