We have a great public library in Takoma Park, Md., but ever since the first Little Free Libraries started popping...
Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suddenly became the federal agency everybody knew about. Responding to...
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
Connecticut Becomes First State in Nation for Baby Bonds
Helps Tackle Generational Poverty in Low-Income Families
Connecticut just took an unprecedented step: on June 30 it became the first state in the country to create baby...
Praise is a funny thing. Words of acknowledgment can be the water and sunshine that help children grow into sturdy,...
Earlier this month, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof hailed “an enormous body of research showing that the greatest leverage...
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...
Those following the debates regarding President Biden’s historic child care proposal may be experiencing whiplash. On the one hand, a...
Ping Chong grew up in the 1950s in New York City’s Chinatown, which is right next to Little Italy, and his middle school was nearly half and half. So who became his best friend?
In one form or another, all 50 states and the District of Columbia recognize the importance of early education and...
After babies master the basics of Mama, Dada and baba, and understand that they are able to summon Mama, Daddy...
5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Through the Eyes of Children: Looking at Cities with Tim Gill
On May 18, Capita, a creative think tank, hosted writer and researcher Tim Gill for a conversation about how child-friendly planning and design can save cities that are often noisy, air-polluted, dominated by cars and devoid of nature
