When the Council for Professional Recognition issued its millionth Child Development Associate (CDA) credential in September 2023, it was cause...
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...
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.
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...
Despite working in captivity for most of 2020, we continued to speak with top Early Learning researchers, educators, nonprofit and...
Building Young Brains When Schools Are Closed, Part 3: Outdoor Tips and Activities
Our Top Tips for Parents and Caregivers
This is part 3 of a a three-part series. Read Part 1 (Offline Activities) and Part 2 (Online Tips). In...
The children attending Tiny Trees Preschool classrooms in Seattle and King County parks may look like they’re “just playing,” but those little boots are actually marching, climbing, stomping and squishing their way to a well-rounded preschool education.
Dr. Alicia Lieberman was on a telemedicine call with a mother and her four-year-old son. The boy was continually and...
Not everyone who comes to America is pursuing the American Dream. Some are in flight from life-threatening crises. Layered on...
The days of shushing kids in museums are long gone. Now, museums large and small, which once earned reputations for strict enforcement of “no talking,” “no touching” and “no fun” rules for kids, actively court families and kids with free days, family memberships, activities, tours and programs, all designed to celebrate and discover art and the creative spirit.
Help! We are barreling toward the holiday season, and the brakes aren’t working. Know what I mean? The most wonderful...
When some of us think about meditation, our thoughts lean toward the sound of a softly gurgling fountain, a gentle...