Bank Street Makes the Case for Compensation Puts Pay at the Center of the Child Care Dialogue Mark Swartz·Dec 15, 2020·3 min readIt isn’t the 1950s anymore. The reality before and, presumably, after the pandemic, is that parents are outside of home... Read More
5 Top Takeaways from the Webinar: Local Matters: What Political Newcomers Need to KnowMark Swartz·Dec 10, 2020·3 min readBecause we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps... Read More
Alabama First Class Pre-K: Setting the Standard Nationally for 14 Years – and CountingK.C. Compton·Dec 7, 2020·8 min readWhen the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit this spring, Alabama’s First Class Pre-K turned on a dime to... Read More
Proposition R in St. Louis: Ballot Measure Creates First Public Funding Source for Education and Care for Children 0-5Bryce Covert·Dec 3, 2020·5 min readOn Election Day, voters in St. Louis, Missouri, didn’t just overwhelmingly vote for Joe Biden to be president, bucking the... Read More
3 Top Takeaways from Playful Learning Playbook: A New Resource for the Serious Business of PlayMark Swartz·Dec 2, 2020·2 min readOn November 19, the Playful Learning Landscape Action Network (PLLAN) hosted an event to discuss the meaning and importance of playful learning landscapes in celebration of the launch of the Playful Learning Playbook. Read More
‘Ten Birthday Cakes? We’ll Take Care of It’ Jazzy Sun Birthdays Connects Homeless Kids and Volunteers for Their Special Day K.C. Compton·Nov 24, 2020·8 min readVolunteers with Jazzy Sun Birthdays are accustomed to a wide variety of requests for birthday themes from the children they... Read More
A New Path to Education Reform: Playful Learning Promotes 21st-Century Skills in Schools and BeyondKathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Helen Shwe Hadani and Elias Blinkoff·Nov 16, 2020·1 min readOur friends at the Brookings Institution create remarkable work and we take great pleasure in sharing it with our audiences.... Read More
“Like a Dream Become Reality”: Multnomah’s Preschool For All Effort Showcases Parent PowerElliot Haspel·Nov 9, 2020·5 min readIn this two-part series, Elliot Haspel explores how one Oregon region mobilized to generate an innovative, next-generation plan for universal... Read More
Top Takeaways from the Pop-Up Show + Tell: The “Promise” of Social and Emotional LearningMark Swartz·Nov 3, 2020·2 min readBecause we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps... Read More
Parents Are Made, Not Born, Research Shows: The Act of Caregiving Creates ‘Parenting Brain’K.C. Compton·Oct 28, 2020·6 min readMaking the transition to parenting sometimes can feel like a rocky entry into an unknown land. Regardless whether someone has... Read More
Top Takeaways from the Home Grown Conversation: Measuring Emergency Funds’ Impact in COVID-19Natalie Renew·Oct 21, 2020·3 min readBecause we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps... Read More
Top Takeaways from the Early Childhood Coalitions Panel at ZERO TO THREE ConferenceMark Swartz·Oct 16, 2020·3 min readBecause we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps... Read More