Deborah VanderGaast originally started running a child care business out of her home in Tipton, Iowa in 2005 serving children...
After learning about the Tools of the Mind curriculum from cofounder Deborah Leong (read our interview), writer Mark Swartz met...
When Jack Shonkoff speaks, the early childhood field listens. Shonkoff, a pediatrician who leads Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child,...
Call it baby talk, call it parentese or call it infant-directed speech—whatever term you choose, babies love it, in any...
This magazine uses the word crisis a lot. We’ve reported again and again that early childhood education in America is...
How Intergenerational Day Centers Benefit Children, Families, Seniors and Providers
Kindness Creators, a child care program housed in a senior facility in Illinois, builds empathy, fosters community and combats social isolation.
Jaime Moran brings her mother, Joan Johnson, to work each day at Kindness Creators, the child care program she co-directs...
In one form or another, all 50 states and the District of Columbia recognize the importance of early education and...
Preschools Teach ‘Hardly Any Math’, Even as Students Struggle in Later Grades
Math advocates say more early math, taught through play or games, can help students later.
Preschool teacher Emily Johnson counts the row of green bear figurines Mayeda Alan, 4, has set on a table at...
Philanthropic Partnership Aims to Expand Access to High-Quality Child Care
The Investing in America Child Care Partnership has raised $9.6 million to increase child care supply and improve the quality of care.
What do semiconductors have in common with child care? An AI query (made possible, of course, by a semiconductor or...
Early Learning Nation magazine recently interviewed Michelle Kang, CEO of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC),...
As the debate rages over proposals to improve U.S. child care, several commentators— mostly self-described conservatives—have pointed to Quebec’s child...
Homelessness Rates Spike for Families, Putting Young Children at Risk
Housing instability can affect children’s cognitive and emotional development and ultimately their academic success.
In early February, Tateona Williams suffered the unthinkable. Around 1 a.m. on a freezing cold Monday, she parked her van...
