In this two-part series, Elliot Haspel explores how one Oregon region mobilized to generate an innovative, next-generation plan for universal...
Every parent does it. We let our young children use the iPad while we fold laundry or take a quick...
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
Kiowa cradleboard maker Vanessa Paukeigope Jennings, says, “Our cradleboards are living beings” that begin with speaking to the tree that...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first-ever guidelines on screen time for children younger than 5, recommending no...
Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our...
The fellows program of the Zaentz Early Education Initiative at Harvard University cultivates new leaders in this vital and rapidly...
Inspiration and Adaptation: Helping Parramore’s Parents—and Their Children—Learn and Grow in Orlando
One of the key principles of social entrepreneurship is replicability. If we are going to tackle the most difficult challenges...
The Founding Fathers built competition among the states into our system of government. With 50-plus laboratories for democracy, we’re bound...
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.
As childcare centers, preschools and other early education settings strive to stretch every penny, they often face daunting challenges in...
Let’s Create An Early Learning Community
Wait, What’s an Early Learning Community?
What is an Early Learning Community? It’s a place where babies are welcomed into families that have all the opportunities and support they need to nurture and promote their children’s early learning and healthy development.
Some experts say that when it comes specifically to teaching consent, sex education for young children can be done without being explicit, and it can help kids learn about boundaries and empathy when it comes to their own bodies and the bodies of other people.