One of the global pioneers behind the science of early childhood learning and development, Ellen Galinsky, chief science officer at the Bezos Family Foundation and executive director of Mind in the Making, discusses her landmark book, Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs, as well as her next project, which includes exploring the mind of the adolescent.
Book Review: When You Wonder, You’re Learning
A TV Icon’s Gentle Revolution
Never underestimate Fred Rogers. With his cardigan, close-cropped hair and soft voice, it’s easy to imagine that the kind and...
Last year, I wrote a column on five trends to look for in 2023 (which I think in retrospect were mostly apt, though the answer to ‘is bipartisanship possible’ seems to have been ‘outlook not so good’), and thought it would be worthwhile to do it again as the calendar gets ready to turn.
Some States Have Avoided the Child Care Cliff
By Keeping Investment Going, About a Dozen States Have Kept Providers Open and Tuition Increases Down.
The federal American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law in early 2022, sent the child care sector the single largest...
Dr. María E. Enchautegui had noticed a pattern. Puerto Rico had a very low labor force participation as compared to...
How Intergenerational Day Centers Benefit Children, Families, Seniors and Providers
Kindness Creators, a child care program housed in a senior facility in Illinois, builds empathy, fosters community and combats social isolation.
Jaime Moran brings her mother, Joan Johnson, to work each day at Kindness Creators, the child care program she co-directs...
5 Top Takeaways from the Webinar on Mixed Delivery Hosted by the Learning Policy Institute and the National Institute for Early Education Research
Multiple Paths to Quality
On April 19, the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) and the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) cohosted a webinar...
A Top Priority for Generation Z? Child Care
New Survey Shows Generation Z Values Child Care as a Leading Workplace Benefit
Kelly Choi crunched the numbers on child care, and the results didn’t look good. Like the majority (66 percent) of...
What It Takes to Nurture “Little Leaders”: Reflections from a Family Care Provider in the Bronx
With Training and Tech Assistance from All Our Kin
Loving ice cream doesn’t qualify you to open an ice cream parlor. The same goes for child care. Entrepreneurs who...
As kids head back to school—in person, hybrid or remote—a wistfulness for the missed opportunities of summer might be setting...
This summer, the Hunt Institute hosted a panel discussion on the risks and opportunities that technology presents in the lives...
New York City’s Robin Hood Foundation is known for applying rigorous metrics to evaluate the poverty-fighting impact of its grants,...
