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Cash Transfers: A Proven Strategy to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families

The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center conducted an analysis on how cash transfers impact young children and their families. Here’s what it revealed.

K.C. Compton··6 min read
Research has shown that birth through age 3 is the period of a child’s most rapid and sensitive development, and studies have proven that when a family encounters financial hardship during a child’s early years, the experience can disrupt the child’s brain development and compromise the foundation of their learning, behavior and health. That’s problematic, but there’s evidence supporting the idea that an infusion of even a relatively small amount of cash can make a...
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The Power of Early Relationships

A Q&A with Isabelle Hau about her new book, “Love to Learn: The Transformative Power of Care and Connection in Early Education.”

Rebecca Gale··6 min read
Our country is in the midst of a loneliness epidemic, and Isabelle Hau, director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, believes this sense of disconnect...
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Cash Transfers: A Proven Strategy to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families

The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center conducted an analysis on how cash transfers impact young children and their families. Here’s what it revealed.

K.C. Compton··6 min read
Research has shown that birth through age 3 is the period of a child’s most rapid and sensitive development, and studies have proven that when a family encounters financial hardship during a child’s early years, the experience can disrupt the child’s brain development and compromise the foundation of their learning,...
Read More

The Power of Early Relationships

A Q&A with Isabelle Hau about her new book, “Love to Learn: The Transformative Power of Care and Connection in Early Education.”

Rebecca Gale··6 min read
Our country is in the midst of a loneliness epidemic, and Isabelle Hau, director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, believes this sense of disconnect...
Read More

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