Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
3 Top Takeaways from the Webinar: CSSP Invites Applications for DULCE Initiative Planning Grants
Apply by August 21
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
Fixing a Broken Marketplace
Talking Childcare with Elliot Haspel
Sometimes what seems like idealism at first can actually be canny realism. Case in point: Elliot Haspel’s recent book Crawling...
Connecticut Becomes First State in Nation for Baby Bonds
Helps Tackle Generational Poverty in Low-Income Families
Connecticut just took an unprecedented step: on June 30 it became the first state in the country to create baby...
“Our health system is failing women” are the unequivocal opening words of a report issued this past spring by Early...
Congress and the Biden Administration have proposed and enacted some of the largest investments in early childhood since the 1960s....
Virginia is for Childcare Solutions
Smart2Start = 1 Application for Almost 150 Providers
Virginia’s Roanoke Valley, anchored by its namesake city in Southwest Virginia, is a considerable distance from the economically booming area...
The 24/7 news cycle tends to push certain crises at us for a day or two before other breaking stories come along to replace them. Of course, the human beings caught up in these tragedies don’t have the luxury of moving on. In the case of the forced separation of immigrant children from their families, young victims continue to face severe adversity.
Bipartisanship is increasingly rare these days, but even before the pandemic, child care was an issue that could reliably, occasionally,...
After a decade of organizing, early childhood education advocates in New Mexico are convinced they are about to secure something...
Policymakers increasingly understand the importance of expanding the availability of quality early care and education for young children. In good...
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.