In an era of Congressional gridlock, states are increasingly lighting the path forward around early care and education. I have been immensely impressed by the progress Massachusetts has made in recent years.
What Inspires You to Work on Behalf of Young Children?
Celebrating the Week of the Young Child, April 6-12
Every week is the Week of the Young Child at Early Learning Nation magazine. The National Association for the Education...
Seedlings in the Garden: Childhood Food Sovereignty and the Push to Reclaim Indigenous Foodways
After their food systems were systematically destroyed, America’s Indian Tribes are teaching their children the importance of healthy diets through agricultural education
Every weekday morning, Nichole Efird greets her students with a hug and the promise of another adventure. With a curriculum...
On March 19, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) hosted a discussion titled “Investing in the Future,” exploring the role...
Growing the Pipeline of Early Childhood Educators
Neighborhood Villages Apprenticeship Program Graduates First Cohort and Continues to Grow
Cassandra Antoine always knew she wanted to work with children. Her goal was to open her own child care center,...
According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 3% of U.S. children are in kinship care. This could be an aunt...
My conversation with the Center for Playful Inquiry’s Susan Harris MacKay and Matt Karlsen ignited an intense curiosity about how...
Home-based child care is a fact of life in the U.S. On any given day, millions of children spend their...
Gas, Groceries, Homeownership Opportunities and Kids’ Extracurriculars
What D.C.’s Early Childhood Educators Stand to Lose with the D.C. Pay Equity Fund Salary Cuts
Briyana Holloway remembers the shock when she saw her new paycheck. It was January 2024, and the Early Childhood Pay...
Cast in America as a pay-to-play system with limited public funding, child care has long struggled with issues like difficult budgetary math, low educator pay, and highly variable quality. An unprecedented degree of investor activity is creating a cascade of risks for the sector, risks which threaten the path toward an inclusive child care system which works well for all children, parents, and early educators.
An innovative fellowship launched by UMass Boston’s Institute for Early Educator Leadership and Innovation provides full scholarships for early educators. Funding...
Top 10 Takeaways from the Conversations with Alliance for Early Success, Elephant Circle and the Black Mamas Matter Alliance
Focus on Community-Driven Maternal Health Solutions
The Alliance for Early Success recently partnered with Elephant Circle and the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) to host two...
