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5 Top Takeaways from the Town Hall: How Richmond VA Is Approaching Reopening

Mark Swartz·Jul 14, 2020·2 min read

The trauma of COVID-19 is widespread but not evenly distributed. Some communities are suffering more than others. The Commonwealth of Virginia has seen encouraging numbers lately, but of course it is not out of the woods. A recent Town Hall for Richmond-area parents featured...

Happy, Healthy and Delish: Cooking with Kids in the Quarantined Home

Anna Hammond·Apr 10, 2020·19 min read

No, the quarantined home isn’t a foxhole, although parents and caretakers may sometimes feel it’s a battleground. We get it: with preschools and daycares closed for the foreseeable future, parents and caregivers are seeking engaging activities to keep the family sane and healthy. A great way to achieve both is by cooking together.

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Early Childhood Philanthropic Leaders Discuss Deploying Risk Capital

Mark Swartz·Sep 15, 2020·3 min read

Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...

3 Top Takeaways from Learning from This Moment

A Conversation with Early Childhood Philanthropic Leaders

Mark Swartz·Jul 2, 2020·3 min read

Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...

The Rainbow Connection Project: Building Community While Social Distancing

Linda 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...

Ai-jen Poo, Founder of National Domestic Workers Alliance, Discusses Why Now is the Time for Transforming Our Undervalued and Largely Unseen Care Workforce

Bryce Covert·Feb 24, 2021·10 min read

Decades before the Covid pandemic, Ai-jen Poo realized that domestic workers who care for children and the elderly had few...

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 read

This is part 3 of a a three-part series. Read Part 1 (Offline Activities) and Part 2 (Online Tips). In...

Building Young Brains When Schools Are Closed, Part 2: Online Tips and Activities

Our Top Tips for Parents and Caregivers

Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·Mar 23, 2020·2 min read

This is part 2 of a a three-part series. Read Part 1 (Offline Activities) and Part 3 (Outdoor Tips). How...

COVID-19

5 Top Takeaways from the Town Hall: How Richmond VA Is Approaching Reopening

Happy, Healthy and Delish: Cooking with Kids in the Quarantined Home

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Early Childhood Philanthropic Leaders Discuss Deploying Risk Capital

3 Top Takeaways from Learning from This Moment

The Rainbow Connection Project: Building Community While Social Distancing

Ai-jen Poo, Founder of National Domestic Workers Alliance, Discusses Why Now is the Time for Transforming Our Undervalued and Largely Unseen Care Workforce

Building Young Brains When Schools Are Closed, Part 3: Outdoor Tips and Activities

Building Young Brains When Schools Are Closed, Part 2: Online Tips and Activities

Let’s Talk About the Encouraging COVID Experience of U.S. Child Care Programs

Resetting Expectations: 5 Takeaways from a Webinar on Screen Time in the Age of COVID-19

7 #StayHome Brain-Building Activities from First Book

Top Takeaways from the Educare Webinar: Pandemic Responses in Three Cities

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