When an international team of researchers surveyed humor development in children from 1 to 47 months, they asked parents to...
The U.S. child care system falls deeper into crisis with every passing day. The sector is still missing 100,000 educators compared to before the pandemic, and amid a competitive labor market, the staffing recovery has slowed to a crawl.
New Mexico, a state long used to landing at the bottom of national rankings for children’s well-being, just made a...
“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,...
An increasing number of pediatric care facilities employ child life specialists—trained, certified professionals who focus on young patients’ experiences and...
Child care has traditionally been a politically quiet sector. I don’t mean there hasn’t been resolute advocacy, but that has largely (though certainly not entirely) happened behind the scenes -- at least in the U.S. there isn’t a long history of major public actions such as protests and strikes.
Turning NYC into an Early Learning Metropolis
Robin Hood’s Kelvin Chan on FUEL’s Investments in the Youngest New Yorkers
Shortly after Kelvin Chan, PhD, managing director of Early Childhood at Robin Hood, gave a SXSW presentation on Fund for...
The State of Oklahoma is on a mission to become a Top Ten state for all Oklahomans. When we presented this concept on the campaign trail in 2018, there was deep support around this opportunity. We know that we must focus on our children and families for us to reach this goal.
On April 26, the Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR) School at Cornell University hosted a webinar titled “Equity in Focus:...
Darryl McDaniels might strike some as an unlikely ambassador for early literacy. Today, McDaniels, 57, is exercising his education muscle with a vocabulary-building series from Noggin called “What’s the Word?”
An Interview with Dana Suskind: “When a Group Speaks with One Voice, Society Listens”
Part 2 of a 2-part Conversation
Dr. Dana Suskind’s Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child’s Potential, Fulfilling Society’s Promise diagnoses a range of obstacles that prevent young...
An Interview with Dana Suskind: “Extreme Situations Can Be Clarifying”
Part 1 of a 2-part Conversation
Dr. Dana Suskind’s Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child’s Potential, Fulfilling Society’s Promise diagnoses a range of obstacles that prevent young...
