Call it baby talk, call it parentese or call it infant-directed speech—whatever term you choose, babies love it, in any...
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.
Elected officials can determine the success or the failure of early childhood education programs by their policy choices. New York...
Last November, voters in Multnomah County, Ore., approved a measure to form a new universal preschool system. To pay for it, the county, which includes the city of Oregon, will collect a 1.5% tax on incomes of more than $125,000 per year and joint filings topping $250,000.
I attend every one of Promise Venture Studio’s Show+Tell webinars that I can because they introduce me to childhood development entrepreneurs I wouldn’t have heard about otherwise. The concise, compelling pitches at the events are aimed at funders, researchers and policy makers who can scale up visionary ideas—but they’re valuable for anyone in the field.
How to Citizen is all about how to fix democracy, something that many Americans feel is deeply if not permanently broken. Early Learning Nation magazine interviewed Thurston, who also hosts America Outdoors on PBS, and gained insight into how he thinks about interpersonal and global issues alike.
For babies to have the best start in life, they need to form a deep emotional bond with the person...
As founder of the groundbreaking Roots of Empathy program and author of the bestselling book by the same name, Mary...
Children 2, 3 and 4 years old—especially boys and Black children—are being kicked out of their schools at “staggering rates,” she writes—more than three times that of K–12 school children.
Opinion: The Era of Child Care Incrementalism is Over
Child Care is Now a Top-Tier Bipartisan Issue
It can be difficult to realize you’ve reached a tipping point until you’re on the other side, like crossing a...
Dolly Parton sticks a lot of books in the mail. To be clear, the music legend, business executive and philanthropist...
In the popular imagination, the story of child welfare in America goes like this: Acting on a report of abuse...
