I still have flashbacks to the time my elder child’s kindergarten teacher left me alone with the class. Opening Cloudy...
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...
Not everyone who comes to America is pursuing the American Dream. Some are in flight from life-threatening crises. Layered on...
A Golden Opportunity for Early Childhood Apprenticeships
Why the Bank Street College of Education Believes the Time Is Right
Apprenticeships are practically as old as civilization, a concept normally associated with trades like blacksmithing and tailoring rather than child...
Where do you go for the top news in Early Learning at the municipal level? Check out “5 Questions for the Mayor,” where we’ll explore the top Early Learning challenges and successes in cities across the nation. We’re thrilled to partner with the National League of Cities on this new series.
When University of Maryland Associate Professor Geetha Ramani and her colleagues visit early learning classrooms, they’re known as the “game people.” Ramani’s research shows not only the importance of teaching math skills, but also the effectiveness of what might seem like an obvious tactic: Make it fun.
The American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden on March 12 contains a number of potentially game-changing policies for...
Our Child Care Facilities Are in Crisis But There Are Solutions
Business, Nonprofits, Chambers of Commerce Build Coalitions
In the morning, as children dash into their preschools and home-based care sites, hanging coats and finding favorite toys or...
Early Learning Nation magazine asked some of our favorite people, What’s one thing our readers can do to make the...
What do you do when a preschooler throws a desk? For Carol Barton, project director of Early Childhood Education in...
Across the U.S., colleges and universities have pledged to enhance diversity and to prioritize inclusiveness. In the wake of the...
The pressure to over-program kids often seems endless – so much so that a simple, old-fashioned idea has fallen to the side: Children should play. Roberta Michnick Golinkoff & Kathy Hirsh-Pasek – researchers and co-authors of “Becoming Brilliant, What Science Tells Us About Raising Successful Children” – explain their “Learning Landscapes” program, where they help local municipalities turn public spaces like bus stops into child-friendly play zones.