According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 3% of U.S. children are in kinship care. This could be an aunt...
The laws of supply and demand have never quite applied to child care, and no state exemplifies this conundrum as...
Early Educators And Child Care Providers Seek Legal Advice on Immigration
During the second Trump Administration, the early childhood workforce is getting a crash course in immigration law.
As the Trump administration vows to fulfill campaign promises of mass deportations, Lesley Ellefson-Porras, an immigration lawyer in Alexandria, Virginia,...
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
For my last column of the year, I want to touch on a less-discussed but not-unimportant question: what in the heck should we call the care and education of children during the first five years of their life?
8 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: The Future of Child Care Reporting From Those Who Cover It
Learn More about Better Life Lab and Early Learning Nation’s Reporter Roundtable
You don’t have to work in journalism to know that the field is changing rapidly. Newspapers are continuing to vanish...
The pandemic has upended entire industries, including the early childhood education (ECE) industry, which has suffered through permanent closures, high...
Building Equity by Building Playgrounds (and More)
Part 7 in “Seasons of Play” Series
Too many communities of color lack access to the spaces and facilities needed for quality play. And even if those spaces do exist nearby, children won’t play there if they don’t feel safe, welcome, included and comfortable. “Playspace Inequity” is the term that the national nonprofit KaBOOM! has given this phenomenon, and the 25 in 5 Initiative is how the organization aims to solve it in five years.
I was a sheriff for 22 years. What I learned the most is that we must be proactive instead of reactive. Bettering our communities starts with taking care of our children.
The history of racism in the United States and its ongoing impacts on children and families experiencing state-sponsored displacement are on full display in this collection edited by Dettlaff.
Cal Newport Thinks We Can Work Better – But Where Does Caregiving Fit In?
Q+A with Bestselling Author on How and Why Care and Work Intersect
Work and caregiving seem to exist as a yin and yang on our lives: the pull of one exerts influence...
Every year, Early Learning Nation magazine asks experts and friends what they’re thankful for in the early learning world. This...
