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....
Infants and young children are rarely at the forefront of state and national policy agendas. For the good of the nation and the future of our world, they should be.
How and why do children become aggressive – or even violent? How can we understand the true causes – and recognize the signs – before they take hold? Kenneth A. Dodge, Pritzker Professor of Public Policy at Duke University explains the important research that can help children and families. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19
When University of Maryland Associate Professor Geetha Ramani and her colleagues visit early learning classrooms, they’re known as the “game people.” Ramani’s research shows not only the importance of teaching math skills, but also the effectiveness of what might seem like an obvious tactic: Make it fun.
As a preschooler, Victoria Ankrah was taught in a Paterson, N.J., Head Start program where her mother was a member...
Inspiration and Adaptation: Helping Parramore’s Parents—and Their Children—Learn and Grow in Orlando
One of the key principles of social entrepreneurship is replicability. If we are going to tackle the most difficult challenges...
From the White House to statehouses, there are indications that government leaders are poised to spend more on child care....
Who Supports Universal Pre-K?
A Look at 2020 Presidential Candidates
If the candidates running for president are a reliable indicator, support for universal pre-K—at least in concept—is popular. Of course, what federal action that support might bring is anyone’s guess.
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?
Legislation that includes what an early childhood advocacy group says is an “historic investment in early childhood” has been signed...
Leveraging Medicaid & CHIP programs to Optimize Early Learning Development
Don't Miss Webinar: June 26
Two organizations that advocate for the social and emotional development of young children are holding a webinar to promote a “blueprint” they say can be used to leverage the Medicaid and CHIP health programs to advance such development.
Meeting (and Teaching) Families in Unexpected Places Can Transform Cities
Grocery stores, bus stops, laundromats… what’s next?
School is a great place to learn, but it’s not the only place. No matter how excellent our teachers are, no matter how enriching the curricula, school accounts for only about 20 percent of children’s waking hours. That’s why a growing number of education pioneers are building out nontraditional sites for young minds to develop their language skills and to learn about their world.
