Infants and young children are rarely at the forefront of state and national policy agendas. For the good of the nation and the future of our world, they should be.
Who Supports Universal Pre-K?
A Look at 2020 Presidential Candidates
If the candidates running for president are a reliable indicator, support for universal pre-K—at least in concept—is popular. Of course, what federal action that support might bring is anyone’s guess.
Bank Street’s New Policy Fellowship Aims for Equity and Quality
Four Early Childhood Leaders Describe Their Journeys
The Bank Street College of Education’s new Early Childhood Policy Fellowship got started this past September. The year-long, remote, no-cost...
For many parents, the formula shortage isn’t over; it has become a gnawing ongoing element of their lives. And for...
Early Educators And Child Care Providers Seek Legal Advice on Immigration
During the second Trump Administration, the early childhood workforce is getting a crash course in immigration law.
As the Trump administration vows to fulfill campaign promises of mass deportations, Lesley Ellefson-Porras, an immigration lawyer in Alexandria, Virginia,...
Where Should Women Channel Their Ambition?
Samhita Mukhopadhyay on The Myth of Making It in a World Set Up For Women to Fail
Four years since the COVID-19 pandemic shook U.S. workplaces and its child care systems, parents continue to engage in vital...
Virginia is for Childcare Solutions
Smart2Start = 1 Application for Almost 150 Providers
Virginia’s Roanoke Valley, anchored by its namesake city in Southwest Virginia, is a considerable distance from the economically booming area...
Southern Living magazine calls it the South’s Best College Town, but Athens-Clark County also has its challenges, including a 30%...
What two words are the universal answer to practically any question dealing with the reproductive health of incarcerated women in...
How and why do children become aggressive – or even violent? How can we understand the true causes – and recognize the signs – before they take hold? Kenneth A. Dodge, Pritzker Professor of Public Policy at Duke University explains the important research that can help children and families. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19
ParentCorps Builds Relationships from the Ground Up
“You’re the Expert on Your Child”
If hearts and minds don’t change, neither will the social structures holding us back. But what’s the best way to...
How Early Relationships Fuel Brain Development and Learning
Hau and Kang: Investing in early relationships is not just an act of kindness; it is a societal imperative that builds our future relational economy.
Among the most profound expressions of love are the relationships that shape a child’s earliest years. Just as love between...
