Early Learning Nation (ELN) is an independent magazine devoted to early learning, covering challenges and successes in early learning, the science of the developing brain, policy, community building and more.
2021 was a momentous year for early childhood care & education. The field suffered blow after blow from COVID and then a knock-on staffing crisis; received nearly $50 billion in rescue funds to temporarily patch the gaping leaks; and is ending the year on the precipice of receiving enough public funds through the Build Back Better Act to finally become a stable and healthy sector.
