As childcare centers, preschools and other early education settings strive to stretch every penny, they often face daunting challenges in...
The building block has been such a fact of American childhood for so long, it’s easy to dismiss the humble...
Art and Soul: Teaching Zuni Art Across Generations
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project Connects Renowned Artists with Students for Art and Entrepreneurship
On a recent Friday afternoon, student artists at the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project (ZYEP) were busy getting ready for an...
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
All babies need attention and stimulation. What may be surprising is how little actual instruction they need. Given that the...
It’s the ghoulish season, when candy-crazed miniature unicorns, ninjas and mini-Hamiltons in tricorne hats roam suburban streets and the corridors...
Happy Spring! Your spring fever is kicking in, you’ve got a ton on your plate and pollen is already making...
Throughout the U.S., the care network for our nation’s youngest children is less a tightly woven safety net and more...
Developed in the 1990s, Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) aim to increase the availability of high-quality early education programs,...
Women come of age steeped in conversations about reproduction. Different cultures interact with women’s bodily changes in various ways, but...
For many of us, COVID-19 has completely changed how we work. Remote work might have its advantages for some, but when the kids are out of school and libraries and museums are closed, juggling two roles at once can be a challenge. What is a parent to do? As two developmental psychologists dedicated to understanding how children learn and play, these questions are filling our inbox.
Early Learning Nation magazine asked some of our favorite people, What’s one thing our readers can do to make the...
