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First-Ever Study Provides High-Tech Window on Mother-Child Brain Synchrony

I-LABS Collaborates with Japanese and Taiwanese Brain Scientists

K.C. Compton·Nov 29, 2022·5 min read

We’ve all had the experience of feeling “in synch” with another person, and mothers frequently describe feeling a “psychic connection”...

Child-Driven Child Literacy: Raising A Reader’s Latest Chapter

Mark Swartz·Sep 8, 2021·3 min read

The red tote bags hold adventure and history. They hold laughter and struggle. They hold inspiration and understanding. Recently, the...

Let’s Seize Paid Family and Medical Leave Momentum and Make the 2020s the Decade When America Values Families

Vicki Shabo·Jan 13, 2020·7 min read

It’s now 2020, but for most people living in the United States, America’s work and family policies are stuck in...

JD Chesloff, MA Business Roundtable: If you want to secure the workforce of the future, it makes sense to start at the beginning of “the supply chain.” That’s early learning.

How Early Learning is Good for the Bottom Line: JD Chesloff, MA Business Roundtable

The Editors·Jan 31, 2019·6 min read

Many business leaders realize: If you want to secure the workforce of the future, it makes sense to start at the beginning of “the supply chain.” And that’s early learning.

Extending the Experience: Digital Promise’s Approach to Technology

Mark Swartz·Mar 7, 2024·5 min read

Every parent does it. We let our young children use the iPad while we fold laundry or take a quick...

2 Out Of 5 Child Care Teachers Make So Little They Need Public Assistance to Support Their Families

Wages for child care employees are lower than for animal caretakers and bellhops. In America, child care teachers earn a median wage of $13.07 an hour.

Jackie Mader·Nov 4, 2024·2 min read

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on education. Caring for children during their first...

Introducing zero2eight: Early Learning Nation’s Next Chapter

The Editors·May 21, 2025·1 min read

Dear Readers, We’re excited to announce that Early Learning Nation is relaunching and expanding as zero2eight, a new editorial vertical...

The Rise of the Rural Library Network: A New Resource for Some of Our Favorite People (Librarians and Children)

Mark Swartz·Apr 27, 2021·4 min read

In the past few decades, public libraries have undergone a quiet transformation from sleepy repositories of books to full-fledged community...

Reframing Caregiving Leave as an Opportunity at Work, Not a Liability

MH WorkLife’s “Care At Work Summit NYC” Focuses on Strengthening Resilience, Elevating Care, Transforming Workplaces

Rebecca Gale·Nov 23, 2023·4 min read

We’re doing it wrong. When it comes to taking a paid leave to care for oneself or a family member,...

Crying is Easy; Laughing is Hard

The Science and Wonder Behind a Baby’s Laugh

K.C. Compton·Apr 30, 2021·7 min read

The game of peekaboo is a universal language—and there’s way more to it than you might imagine. You know the...

With $125 Million Hanging in the Air, Vermont Sets the Stage for National Child Care

Even After the Governor’s Veto, Sufficient Votes Exist for an Override

Rebecca Gale·Jun 13, 2023·4 min read

The Vermont legislature is close to enacting their goal of bringing near-universal child care to their state with $125 million...

7 #StayHome Brain-Building Activities from First Book

Mark Swartz·Mar 31, 2020·3 min read

The COVID-19 pandemic continues, and you’re at home with the little ones. We’re still here for you. Earlier we shared...

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