ParentCorps Builds Relationships from the Ground Up “You’re the Expert on Your Child” Mark Swartz·Jan 9, 2024·5 min readIf hearts and minds don’t change, neither will the social structures holding us back. But what’s the best way to... Read More
Lost in the Policy Woods? Finding Your Way to Equity and Access with the Zaentz NavigatorMark Swartz·Dec 19, 2023·4 min readImagine you work for an advocacy organization in one state and you want to find out how other states are... Read More
End-of-Year Research Roundup: Three Economic Studies for Building a Better Child Care SectorKendra Hurley·Dec 12, 2023·5 min readRecently, an unprecedented amount of attention has coalesced around the U.S. child care market. In the wake of Covid-19—with thousands... Read More
The 2023 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap Report Illuminates Conditions in Ohio and Around the CountryMark Swartz·Nov 29, 2023·5 min readVanderbilt University’s Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center (PN-3) just issued its annual State Policy Roadmap, exploring ways that the states (and... Read More
What It Takes to Nurture “Little Leaders”: Reflections from a Family Care Provider in the Bronx With Training and Tech Assistance from All Our Kin Mark Swartz·Nov 28, 2023·4 min readLoving ice cream doesn’t qualify you to open an ice cream parlor. The same goes for child care. Entrepreneurs who... Read More
Reframing Caregiving Leave as an Opportunity at Work, Not a Liability MH WorkLife’s “Care At Work Summit NYC” Focuses on Strengthening Resilience, Elevating Care, Transforming Workplaces Rebecca Gale·Nov 23, 2023·4 min readWe’re doing it wrong. When it comes to taking a paid leave to care for oneself or a family member,... Read More
Claudia Goldin Won a Nobel Prize Addressing Women’s Work Obstacles Head-on. Will Child Care be the Next Barrier to Fall?Rebecca Gale·Nov 7, 2023·5 min readClaudia Goldin, recent Nobel Prize winner and the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University, is a trailblazer who... Read More
At Chicago’s Carole Robertson Center for Learning, Freedom Crawls Before It Can WalkMark Swartz·Oct 24, 2023·4 min readAt its three flagship locations in Chicago and around the city, the Carole Robertson Center for Learning supports the education... Read More
Leadership, Innovation and Determination: Two UMass Boston Early Childhood Fellows Share Their StoriesMark Swartz·Oct 18, 2023·5 min readAn innovative fellowship launched by UMass Boston’s Institute for Early Educator Leadership and Innovation provides full scholarships for early educators. Funding... Read More
Tools of the Mind, Part I: “Standing a Head Taller” with Deborah LeongMark Swartz·Oct 17, 2023·7 min readTools of the Mind combines a curriculum for children ages 3-6 and a professional development program. Dr. Deborah Leong cofounded... Read More
Tools of the Mind Part II: Playing and Learning at Denver’s Lowry ElementaryMark Swartz·Oct 17, 2023·3 min readAfter learning about the Tools of the Mind curriculum from cofounder Deborah Leong (read our interview), writer Mark Swartz met... Read More
Poverty Tracker Documents the Difference New York’s Universal 3-K Program Makes for Mothers in the Work ForceK.C. Compton·Oct 10, 2023·6 min readWhen the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project reported earlier this year that women in the workforce have made the greatest contribution... Read More