What would happen if we prioritized children’s potential? That’s the question implicitly asked and explicitly answered in the recent paper...
Our Child Care Facilities Are in Crisis But There Are Solutions
Business, Nonprofits, Chambers of Commerce Build Coalitions
In the morning, as children dash into their preschools and home-based care sites, hanging coats and finding favorite toys or...
Universal, Public Preschool Found to Help Students Long After They Graduate
Proof that Investing in Universal Preschool Can Pay Off
Is universal, public preschool good for children? Is it worth spending billions of dollars on, or will that money be...
The Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) emphasizes research that drives policy and practice,...
Generation Hope: One Desperate Teen’s Story Grows into Hope for Hundreds
Collecting Data, Providing Services, Transforming Lives of Student Parents
Two little pink lines. Sometimes that’s all it takes to derail a person’s life and torpedo any plans they might...
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...
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
As kids head back to school—in person, hybrid or remote—a wistfulness for the missed opportunities of summer might be setting...
Dolly Parton sticks a lot of books in the mail. To be clear, the music legend, business executive and philanthropist...
“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
Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our...
Early on in the recently released documentary Through The Night, Deloris “Nunu” Hogan circles up the group of children under...