Tom Kertscher, Author at Early Learning Nation

Leveraging Medicaid & CHIP programs to Optimize Early Learning Development

Don't Miss Webinar: June 26

Tom Kertscher·Jun 24, 2019·3 min read

Two organizations that advocate for the social and emotional development of young children are holding a webinar to promote a “blueprint” they say can be used to leverage the Medicaid and CHIP health programs to advance such development.

Gov Kate Brown of Oregon signs legislation for education funding into law

Can Bipartisan Statewide Support for Early Education Become a National Trend?

Tom Kertscher·Jun 20, 2019·4 min read

Legislation that includes what an early childhood advocacy group says is an “historic investment in early childhood” has been signed...

Preschool students build a structure with various interlocking pieces.

Who Supports Universal Pre-K?

A Look at 2020 Presidential Candidates

Tom Kertscher·Jun 4, 2019·4 min read

If the candidates running for president are a reliable indicator, support for universal pre-K—at least in concept—is popular. Of course, what federal action that support might bring is anyone’s guess.

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

Tom Kertscher·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....

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When Teaching Sex Education and Consent, How Young is Too Young?

Tom Kertscher·May 14, 2019·6 min read

Some experts say that when it comes specifically to teaching consent, sex education for young children can be done without being explicit, and it can help kids learn about boundaries and empathy when it comes to their own bodies and the bodies of other people.

“Baby’s First Years” Offers First U.S. Study to Assess Impact of Poverty Reduction on Infant and Toddler Development

Tom Kertscher·May 8, 2019·5 min read

“What this study is asking is whether or not, as a matter of public policy, is it a straightforward way to achieve the important goal of early childhood development.” -- Matt Klein, executive director, New York City Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity

Top Head Start Program Embraces Innovation, Dispels Sacred Cows

Tom Kertscher·Apr 23, 2019·5 min read

As a preschooler, Victoria Ankrah was taught in a Paterson, N.J., Head Start program where her mother was a member...

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