2.7 million children (1 in 28) currently have an incarcerated parent. How are programs like the Family Connections Center helping them get ready to be with their families again-- while still behind bars?
Summer’s here, and the time is right for… helping our kids hold onto what they learned during this extraordinary year....
How and why do children become aggressive – or even violent? How can we understand the true causes – and recognize the signs – before they take hold? Kenneth A. Dodge, Pritzker Professor of Public Policy at Duke University explains the important research that can help children and families. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19
This week, Home Grown launched a new initiative—Leading From Home—focused on identifying and supporting provider leaders across the country. The...
Lived Experience Sabra Bell remembers what it was like to be pregnant and low on funds. “Extra cash would have...
More Bad News for Child Care: The Importance of Not Looking Away
Our Broken Child Care System and How to Fix It, Part 2
In this three-part series, Dr. Laura Justice—executive director of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy at The...
The request might not show up on any baby-shower wish list, but the gift practically every new parent wants most...
Last November, voters in and around Grand Rapids, Michigan’s second-largest city (population 200,000), made Kent County the first county in Michigan to approve a referendum that raises property taxes specifically for early childhood.
Captain Underpants Is Welcome Here: Carla Hayden’s Vision for Community Hubs
She not only runs the world greatest library. She also keeps a Little Free Library in her office.
A librarian right down to her sensible shoes, Dr. Carla Hayden greets visitors to her office in the Library of...
Building Young Brains When Schools Are Closed, Part 2: Online Tips and Activities
Our Top Tips for Parents and Caregivers
This is part 2 of a a three-part series. Read Part 1 (Offline Activities) and Part 3 (Outdoor Tips). How...
The building block has been such a fact of American childhood for so long, it’s easy to dismiss the humble...
Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our...
