3 Top Takeaways from Learning from This Moment
A Conversation with Early Childhood Philanthropic Leaders
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
What the Looming Child Tax Credit Expiration Means for Your Family
A graphic primer on the child tax credit — and why Congress is talking about it
In the late 1980s, as Washington, D.C., endured the crack era, Kyle Zimmer felt compelled to do something to help...
Policymakers increasingly understand the importance of expanding the availability of quality early care and education for young children. In good...
An innovative fellowship launched by UMass Boston’s Institute for Early Educator Leadership and Innovation provides full scholarships for early educators. Funding...
Mind Field: One Topic, Six Experts
#1: Play
Our new series Mind Field explores a single topic through the lens of six top experts from the field, in 200 words. This month's topic? Play.
When workers leave an industry in droves because the pay is better at fast-food chains or because they can’t take...
As the debate rages over proposals to improve U.S. child care, several commentators— mostly self-described conservatives—have pointed to Quebec’s child...
Most of us instantly recognize the term “gray matter” as a synonym for the brain. Mention “white matter” and you...
‘Ten Birthday Cakes? We’ll Take Care of It’
Jazzy Sun Birthdays Connects Homeless Kids and Volunteers for Their Special Day
Volunteers with Jazzy Sun Birthdays are accustomed to a wide variety of requests for birthday themes from the children they...
In a recent study from Ohio State, white kindergarten children were nearly three times as likely as children of other...
As Manica F. Ramos, Senior Research Scientist at Child Trends notes, we often forget that parents are the first and primary teacher for their child – from the moment they’re born, through their school experiences, and until the end of the day. Which is why helping parents learn how to teach in every day moments is such an important piece of a child’s early learning experience.
