3 Top Takeaways from Learning from This Moment A Conversation with Early Childhood Philanthropic Leaders Mark Swartz·Jul 2, 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
The Hunt Institute Releases Comprehensive Resource of State Directives for Child Care in Response to COVID-19Leigh Giangreco·Apr 6, 2020·5 min readMonitoring the patchwork of responses to COVID-19 across 50 states can be overwhelming. For example, in Washington state, a slowdown... Read More
The Rapid-EC Survey Project: Listening to Families, Collecting the Evidence to Support ChangeMark Swartz·Jan 20, 2022·6 min readWhat do you do when the world is turned upside-down? Once you stop panicking, you listen. That’s the core value... Read More
Three Lessons the U.S. Can Learn From International COVID-19 Child Care ResponsesElliot Haspel·May 14, 2020·4 min readAnyone who has been following the intersection of COVID-19 and child care knows that the U.S. is not doing well.... Read More
7 #StayHome Brain-Building Activities from First BookMark Swartz·Mar 31, 2020·3 min readThe COVID-19 pandemic continues, and you’re at home with the little ones. We’re still here for you. Earlier we shared... Read More
5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Early Childhood Philanthropic Leaders Discuss Deploying Risk CapitalMark Swartz·Sep 15, 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
For Young Children, a RAPID Response to the PandemicMark Swartz·Jun 4, 2020·4 min readThe Rapid Assessment of Pandemic Impact on Development, or RAPID project, gathers essential information on unmet needs and health-promoting behaviors for... Read More
The Rainbow Connection Project: Building Community While Social DistancingLinda Shockley·Mar 25, 2020·2 min read Building community in a COVID-19 world is tough. But Brooklynites are nothing if not creative, industrious and hard-wired for... Read More
Ai-jen Poo, Founder of National Domestic Workers Alliance, Discusses Why Now is the Time for Transforming Our Undervalued and Largely Unseen Care WorkforceBryce Covert·Feb 24, 2021·10 min readDecades before the Covid pandemic, Ai-jen Poo realized that domestic workers who care for children and the elderly had few... Read More
Behind the Mask: Alicia Lieberman Reflects on Trauma and ToddlersMark Swartz·May 7, 2020·3 min readDr. Alicia Lieberman was on a telemedicine call with a mother and her four-year-old son. The boy was continually and... Read More
Building Young Brains When Schools Are Closed, Part 3: Outdoor Tips and Activities Our Top Tips for Parents and Caregivers Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·Mar 24, 2020·1 min readThis is part 3 of a a three-part series. Read Part 1 (Offline Activities) and Part 2 (Online Tips). In... Read More
5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Early Childhood Philanthropy NowMark Swartz·Aug 13, 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