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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first-ever guidelines on screen time for children younger than 5, recommending no...
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.
Researchers presenting at the recent 2019 Zero to Three conference detailed a program that studies have found effective in treating...
When three in 10 candidates who sign up for your program don’t make it to the end, you know you...
When the Council for Professional Recognition issued its millionth Child Development Associate (CDA) credential in September 2023, it was cause...
Playful Learning Landscapes
Meeting Children Where They Are with What They Need
Plaza. Piazza. Town square. The names may differ region to region, but they describe similar spaces: a place where residents...
Meeting (and Teaching) Families in Unexpected Places Can Transform Cities
Grocery stores, bus stops, laundromats… what’s next?
School is a great place to learn, but it’s not the only place. No matter how excellent our teachers are, no matter how enriching the curricula, school accounts for only about 20 percent of children’s waking hours. That’s why a growing number of education pioneers are building out nontraditional sites for young minds to develop their language skills and to learn about their world.
Bank Street Makes the Case for Compensation
Puts Pay at the Center of the Child Care Dialogue
It isn’t the 1950s anymore. The reality before and, presumably, after the pandemic, is that parents are outside of home...
Maria Montessori Myth Busting
Part 2 of a 3-Part Series
The history of its proliferation and multi-pronged institutional dissemination has fostered a degree of confusion and myths about the founder’s intentions and how the method is practiced.
What would happen if we prioritized children’s potential? That’s the question implicitly asked and explicitly answered in the recent paper...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues, and you’re at home with the little ones. We’re still here for you. Earlier we shared...
