Getting a child outdoors to embrace literacy, art and the great outdoors is simple: All you need is a cordless...
Dr. Alicia Lieberman was on a telemedicine call with a mother and her four-year-old son. The boy was continually and...
“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
What a Difference Extended-Hours Childcare Makes
17-Hour Childcare in Rochester Is a Gamechanger for Working Parents
When many daycare centers are closing shop for the day, Rosa Marie at Rochester’s Marvelous Mind Academy is just getting...
On Tuesday, July 14, Mississippi's Superintendent of Education, Dr. Carey Wright, shared the story of grade-level reading success in her state. The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) powered the conversation as part of their Learning Tuesdays webinar series.
What do you do when a preschooler throws a desk? For Carol Barton, project director of Early Childhood Education in...
While such togetherness and lack of the usual resources will likely inspire new horror films and comedy series, this quarantine period also provides a positive reminder for us to slow down, be present and reclaim the wonder.
When some of us think about meditation, our thoughts lean toward the sound of a softly gurgling fountain, a gentle...
From “helicoptering” to “snowplowing,” parents are often tempted to simply remove obstacles from children’s way, preventing them from learning how to deal with challenges themselves. Instead, as Ellen Galinsky, Bezos Family Foundation Chief Science Officer and Founder/Executive Director of Mind in the Making, explains, the better approach is to build “Autonomy Support” – helping children gain the independence skills they’ll need to become successful adults. 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
Jackie Counts, director of Kansas University’s Center for Public Partnerships and Research (CPPR), likens the early childhood continuum to the...
Summer travel is a whole other thing when you’re a parent of young children. The rest and relaxation you’ve been...
All babies need attention and stimulation. What may be surprising is how little actual instruction they need. Given that the...
