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Tennessee on Track to Become First in Nation to Offer Diaper Benefit to Medicaid Families

Good, Say Medicaid Expansion Advocates, But More Work Is Needed

K.C. Compton·June 1, 2023·4 min read

Some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable families could soon get relief from the high cost of diapers, as the state works...

All Our Kin: Fortifying Family Child Care—and Families—with 130 Organizations and Agencies in 23 States and Washington, D.C.

Mark Swartz·May 23, 2023·4 min read

All Our Kin is an innovative national nonprofit leading the effort to transform the U.S. child care system. Launched 24...

New Step-by-Step Activity Guide Helps Adults Discuss Race with Young Children

Mark Swartz·May 19, 2023·4 min read

Author and advocate Heather McGhee has said, “Everything we believe comes from a story we’ve been told.” Whether they come...

How to Make Mother’s Day 2023 One for the Ages

Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·May 10, 2023·6 min read

Early Learning Nation magazine asked some of our favorite people, What’s one thing our readers can do to make the...

New Recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment

Cradleboards: A Step Towards Integrating Indigenous Culture into Early Childhood Education

Valeria Atanacio and Ai Binh Ho·April 26, 2023·8 min read

Kiowa cradleboard maker Vanessa Paukeigope Jennings, says, “Our cradleboards are living beings” that begin with speaking to the tree that...

Erikson Institute’s New, Fully Funded Master’s Program for Educators of Color in Chicago

Applications Due April 21 for Educator Impact Grants

Mark Swartz·March 30, 2023·4 min read

Erikson Institute’s new Master of Science in Early Childhood Education (MSECE) licensure program is designed to prepare teachers to teach...

Good Learning Needs Good Nutrition: A Fundamental Value for the Educare Learning Network

K.C. Compton·March 21, 2023·6 min read

When you’re not sure what to eat, But you want to make a healthy treat, A delicious meal so tasty...

“Children Learn What They Live”: Building Empathy in Marin County

Mark Swartz·March 2, 2023·4 min read

What do you do when a preschooler throws a desk? For Carol Barton, project director of Early Childhood Education in...

Learning and Growing with Khan Academy Kids

Mark Swartz·January 25, 2023·4 min read

Photo: Khan Academy Kids

Sparks Parent Video Series: Seven Minutes of Reassurance for New Parents and the Residents Who Care for Them

K.C. Compton·January 11, 2023·7 min read

The request might not show up on any baby-shower wish list, but the gift practically every new parent wants most...

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