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5 Top Takeaways from the Capita Webinar: Should We Have A Constitutional Amendment for Children?

Mark Swartz·Sep 9, 2021·4 min read

On August 31, Capita held a webinar called “The Rights of Children in America: Do We Need a Constitutional Amendment?” Provocative? You bet. Elliot Haspel—whose new monthly column, “Elliot’s Provocations,” just launched in Early Learning Nation—served as moderator for the conversation.

Early Childhood Policy Meets Early Childhood Science, Part 4: On The Future of Early Learning

Elliot Haspel·Apr 30, 2020·5 min read

Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our...

We Asked Some Men We Admire: What’s Your Challenge to American Dads?

Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·Jun 17, 2022·6 min read

This Father’s Day, we’re giving dads what they really want. Not a novelty necktie—a challenge. Several of them, in fact....

The Songs That Saved Mary Gauthier

A New Memoir, Plus Songwriting with Soldiers

Mark Swartz·Jul 20, 2021·6 min read

“Music is very, very important for brain development,” Mary Gauthier states. “Especially when you sing together.”

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Round up: #StateOfBabies, Childcare for All, 101 Mayors, Orchids & Dandelions and a Challenge

The Editors·Mar 6, 2019·1 min read

Herding up the recent news so you don’t miss out on all the goods: Our friends at ZERO TO THREE...

5 Top Takeaways from the Hunt Institute Conversation: The Men of Early Learning

Mark Swartz·Nov 30, 2023·2 min read

In October, three men joined the Hunt Institute’s Dan Wuori to discuss what it is like to be one of...

“Like a Dream Become Reality”: Multnomah’s Preschool For All Effort Showcases Parent Power

Elliot Haspel·Nov 9, 2020·5 min read

In this two-part series, Elliot Haspel explores how one Oregon region mobilized to generate an innovative, next-generation plan for universal...

What’s Missing in Early Childhood Education: A School District

The established model works for K-12, so why is it missing in ECE?

Rebecca Gale·Oct 28, 2021·7 min read

Neighborhood Villages began with a goal: do for child care what the state already does for K-12. Organize it, regulate...

Cuts to Colorado Early Intervention Program Threaten Therapies for Young Children with Disabilities

State cuts threaten therapies for Colorado children with disabilities.

Ann Schimke·Mar 6, 2025·3 min read

Speech therapy, physical therapy, or other services for some Colorado babies and toddlers with developmental delays could be pared back...

Unite/Disrupt/Transform with Child Care Aware of America

Mark Swartz·Apr 15, 2022·2 min read

Child Care Aware of America’s Symposium brings together individuals from across the country to discuss research, policy and practices related...

Teacher Diversity Is Key to California’s Expanding Public Early Education System

The state has a diverse early education workforce, but experienced educators may face barriers to teaching in its public early education system.

Conor P. Williams·Nov 21, 2024·5 min read

After years of political popularity, public investments in early education have mostly struggled to get traction in recent years. Federal...

Megan McClelland: The Skills & Tools of Self-Regulation

The Editors·Apr 29, 2019·4 min read

Self control. Attention. Focus. These foundational skills make up a key area of early childhood development: Self-regulation. So what can teachers, parents, caregivers –even children themselves – do to help those skills grow? Oregon State University Professor Megan McClelland explains the science and the practical things we all can do. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19

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