In this two-part series, Elliot Haspel explores how one Oregon region mobilized to generate an innovative, next-generation plan for universal...
“Families are maxed out,” says Myra Jones-Taylor. “Not just children, but their parents and the support networks they rely upon.”...
The child care landscape throughout the U.S. can put just about anyone in a grim frame of mind. The problems...
Hiding in the basement from my wife and kids, I tuned into a recent webinar on screen time, part of...
Poverty Wages, Staffing Crisis: New Federal Rule Looks to Sustain Head Start
New federal rule raises annual Head Start teacher salaries by $10,000 over time — but congressional funding is not guaranteed.
Andrea Muñeton has been a Head Start educator in California for 14 years. The work is important but greuling, she...
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has called Dea Wright the city’s “early childhood education czar.” True to someone entrusted with czarlike power,...
Home-based child care is the most prevalent form of child care in the United States and particularly for infants and...
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
Strong communities begin with strong families. For many new parents, the challenges of parenting can be daunting. As Huong Vu, Family Engagement Specialist at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester (MA), explains, the group helps parents recognize that they “should be valued as the first teacher of the child and the expert in their own life.”
Parents and Caregivers Are Vital to Children’s Early Learning and Development
A team at the University of Chicago's TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health is building resources to help them understand brain development.
Tune in, talk more, take turns is good advice for anyone hoping to build their conversational skills. It is also...
Early Learning Nation’s community of experts, advocates, leaders and readers continues to grow. As much as we’d like to, we...
Can Play ‘Level the Playing Field’ in Chicago? How VOCEL Is Shifting Strategy to Magnify Impact
Part 4 of “Seasons of Play” Series
Jesse Ilhardt is an evangelist for play. Her wildly popular TEDx talk, “How Play Helps a Kid’s Brain Grow,” shot...
