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Meeting (and Teaching) Families in Unexpected Places Can Transform Cities

Grocery stores, bus stops, laundromats… what’s next?

The Editors·June 25, 2019·5 min read

School is a great place to learn, but it’s not the only place. No matter how excellent our teachers are, no matter how enriching the curricula, school accounts for only about 20 percent of children’s waking hours. That’s why a growing number of education pioneers are building out nontraditional sites for young minds to develop their language skills and to learn about their world. Read More

5 Questions for the Mayor: Rochester’s Lovely Warren

Linda Shockley·July 31, 2019·2 min read

Where do you go for the top news in Early Learning at the municipal level? Check out “5 Questions for the Mayor,” where we’ll explore the top Early Learning challenges and successes in cities across the nation. We’re thrilled to partner with the National League of Cities on this new series. Read More

Transforming Parent-Child Connections in Incarceration

The Editors·June 27, 2019·6 min read

Trauma, chaos and unrelenting stress can overwhelm anyone’s ability to nurture. For incarcerated parents, these hardships often have been a... Read More

Stephanie M. Carlson & Philip David Zelazo: The Tools to Measure Executive Function

The Editors·April 26, 2019·5 min read

Executive function – the skills to focus and manage tasks – is, of course, central to childhood development. Given that, measuring executive function becomes imperative. How does that work? University of Minnesota professors Stephanie M. Carlson & Philip David Zelazo explain their research and the powerful tool they’ve created. 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 Read More

Report: Policymakers Should Turn Focus to Core Life Skills

The Editors·February 21, 2018·1 min read

Today we continue our look at the ways science that drives early childhood learning can also help drive our public... Read More

Oregon Outlines New Early Learning Plan

The Editors·February 11, 2019·3 min read

Last week we noted the unveiling of Raise Up Oregon: A Statewide Early Learning System Plan. The report itself merits deeper consideration. Read More

Advocates for More Child Care Spending Push “Crisis” Report: White House and 2020 Presidential Candidates Weigh In

The Editors·May 30, 2019·4 min read

From the White House to statehouses, there are indications that government leaders are poised to spend more on child care.... Read More

With so many early learning developments and news, here are some highlights

Early Childhood Education News Roundup

The Editors·February 8, 2019·3 min read

With so many early learning developments and news, here are some highlights Read More

Kids with dirt smudges on their faces, laughing and eating outdoors

The Mind-Building Magic of a Muddy Childhood

The Editors·August 30, 2019·7 min read

Throughout most of human history and in most of the world, that paradigm of children playing outdoors as a part of childhood has been so integral as to be transparent. Not so in the U.S., where, according to the Child Mind Institute, the average American child spends four to seven minutes a day in unstructured play outdoors and more than seven hours a day in front of a screen. Washington State is changing that. Read More

What’s the business case for increased business investment in local early education programs? Bill Canary, Alabama businessman and chairman of Canary & Co., who has spent years at the intersection of business, public policy and education – including early education – explains.

Business Case for Early Learning Programs: Bill Canary, Chairman, Canary & Company

The Editors·February 28, 2019·6 min read

What’s the business case for increased business investment in local early education programs? Bill Canary, Alabama businessman and chairman of Canary & Co., who has spent years at the intersection of business, public policy and education – including early education – explains. Read More