How to Nurture Curious Kids
Curiosity is a key part of early childhood learning. How can we nurture curious kids? The Character Lab offers a playbook with overview, facilitation guide, prep activity, and lots more.
New Film Explores Policies, Realities of Early Childhood Learning
“No Small Matter is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education… The film lays out the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years, and reveals how our failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families, and a slow-motion catastrophe for the country.”
Early Childhood Education News Roundup
In the roundup: Why teachers are the early education key; two new study grants; IL report means early learning opportunity
Community Engagement: The Heart of Building an Early Learning Nation
Synovia Moss is a superstar change agent in Milwaukee, WI, who is galvanizing people from all neighborhoods, and across business and nonprofit sectors, to put children first. Read more to learn what’s happening in Milwaukee, a vibrant city on a great lake that doesn’t want to lose another generation.
How Much Does Daycare Cost? It May Be Family’s Largest Household Expense
How much does daycare cost? As we reported earlier, the national cost of child care has risen faster than the…
Dual Language Early Learning: Tips for Parents, Teachers
Creating a successful early learning environment can be challenging under any circumstances. So what happens when the children are dual…
3 Things Infants Learn Through Observational Learning: Study
Can infants learn through “observational learning”? After all, we know one key way infants learn is by doing — touching…
Stories for Kids: 12 Books for National Literacy Month
What are the best stories for kids? It’s frequently a question from parents and caregivers — and Reach Out and…
How Do Babies Learn Social Behaviors?
How do babies learn social behaviors? The Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) co-Director, Dr. Patricia Kuhl, partnered with Edutopia to create…
U.S. Case Raises Question: Is Child Literacy a Right?
The ruling on child literacy was, perhaps, more shocking than the lawsuit itself. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of…