Trauma, chaos and unrelenting stress can overwhelm anyone’s ability to nurture. For incarcerated parents, these hardships often have been a...
On February 28, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a summit for early education advocates and professionals, highlighting the work...
First Responders to a Hidden Emergency
Behind ReadyNation’s Report on the U.S. Child Care Crisis
How can the United States ensure that the next generation will be prepared for the responsibilities of citizenship? Barry D....
Let’s Create An Early Learning Community
Wait, What’s an Early Learning Community?
What is an Early Learning Community? It’s a place where babies are welcomed into families that have all the opportunities and support they need to nurture and promote their children’s early learning and healthy development.
2.7 million children (1 in 28) currently have an incarcerated parent. How are programs like the Family Connections Center helping them get ready to be with their families again-- while still behind bars?
When 25-year-old Masuma arrived in Colorado from Afghanistan in 2016 with her husband and toddler, she had already escaped the...
‘Ten Birthday Cakes? We’ll Take Care of It’
Jazzy Sun Birthdays Connects Homeless Kids and Volunteers for Their Special Day
Volunteers with Jazzy Sun Birthdays are accustomed to a wide variety of requests for birthday themes from the children they...
It’s a cruel irony of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic: the youngest children, whose brains depend on education for healthy brain...
3 Top Takeaways from the Webinar: CSSP Invites Applications for DULCE Initiative Planning Grants
Apply by August 21
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
Everyone counts—homeless or hedge fund manager, black or white, undocumented or Mayflower stock. This is America, right? So what’s up...
Lived Experience Sabra Bell remembers what it was like to be pregnant and low on funds. “Extra cash would have...
The roots of the word television are ancient Greek τῆλε/tele, ‘far’ and Latin visio, ‘sight’. And ever since it arrived...