New babies may be bundles of joy, but they also bring bundles of bills – and not every family is...
As a man, a husband and a father, it turns out reading a book about motherhood could hardly be more valuable.
“Clarissa’s Battle” and the Campaign for Child Care Subsidies
Talking to the director and the title subject of an important new documentary
“Clarissa’s Battle” tells the story of a 10-year campaign for a tax increase to subsidize child care in Alameda County,...
When Diane Trister Dodge began working with Head Start, she created her own learning materials with mimeographs and homemade filmstrips. That creative focus on training teachers helped Diane become founder of Teaching Strategies and now President of the Dodge Family Fund, promoting the early childhood profession and programs that help children in poverty to be successful.
American Rescue Plan Act Funds Are On The Way to Help Child Care Providers – But Will it Be Enough?
Blacksburg, Virginia has money allocated to give child care providers a much-needed pay boost, but for some it may be too late.
Lourdie believes she has found her life’s work as a child care worker. She loves her work in the infant-toddler...
You know something special is happening in our field when so many great topics converge in one space– we were...
“His name is Spencer,” declared the kindergartner proudly holding out her hand. “Spencer the Slug.” Other students jostled for a...
Some experts say that when it comes specifically to teaching consent, sex education for young children can be done without being explicit, and it can help kids learn about boundaries and empathy when it comes to their own bodies and the bodies of other people.
Infants the World Over Can Spot a Lullaby—in Any Language
Researchers Are Hot on the Trail of Why
If someone were to ask what makes a lullaby a lullaby, you might stumble a bit trying to come up...
This is why we can’t have nice things. Finally, at long last, bipartisan momentum is building towards an affordable, accessible,...
Isis Mabel made just $4.50 an hour caring for three children when she arrived in Massachusetts from Mexico as an...
All babies need attention and stimulation. What may be surprising is how little actual instruction they need. Given that the...
