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OPINION: Federal Programs and Data Demonstrate the Value of Relative and Neighbor Child Care Providers

It's Time for Federal Policy to Do the Same

Natalie Renew·Sep 13, 2023·2 min read

Family, friend and neighbor child care (FFN)—child care that is offered informally in families and communities by trusted family members...

How to Make Mother’s Day 2023 One for the Ages

Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·May 10, 2023·6 min read

Early Learning Nation magazine asked some of our favorite people, What’s one thing our readers can do to make the...

“One Big Learning Adventure” with Noggin Knows Host Emmanuel Carter

Mark Swartz·Mar 10, 2022·5 min read

Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning...

“Those children probably aren’t going to be eating”: Family Child Care Providers Prepare for Food Program Cliff

Elliot Haspel·Jun 7, 2022·3 min read

A little-noticed meteorite is about to smash into family child care providers. If Congress does not act by June 30th...

Huong Vu: Helping Parents Become the Best Teacher

The Editors·Mar 30, 2022·4 min read

Strong communities begin with strong families. For many new parents, the challenges of parenting can be daunting. As Huong Vu, Family Engagement Specialist at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester (MA), explains, the group helps parents recognize that they “should be valued as the first teacher of the child and the expert in their own life.”

Elliot’s Provocations: 5 Early Learning Trends for 2024

Elliot Haspel·Dec 6, 2023·8 min read

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.

Study Finds Preschool Programs Reserved for Disadvantaged Children Not as Effective as Universal Programs that Include Higher-Income Families

Kendra Hurley·Feb 16, 2023·5 min read

New York City’s popular 3-K-for-All program was supposed to offer free preschool to all of the city’s 3-year-olds. But last...

New Research: Young Learners in South Carolina’s Majority Black Schools Facing Greater Suspensions

Stark racial disparities in harsh discipline found in a comparison study of Charleston elementary schools that include pre-K programs.

Jo Napolitano·Oct 1, 2024·7 min read

This article was published in partnership with The 74. Young learners attending predominantly Black schools in the Charleston County School...

What a Difference Extended-Hours Childcare Makes

17-Hour Childcare in Rochester Is a Gamechanger for Working Parents

K.C. Compton·Mar 3, 2020·6 min read

When many daycare centers are closing shop for the day, Rosa Marie at Rochester’s Marvelous Mind Academy is just getting...

OPINION: Federal Programs and Data Demonstrate the Value of Relative and Neighbor Child Care Providers

How to Make Mother’s Day 2023 One for the Ages

“One Big Learning Adventure” with Noggin Knows Host Emmanuel Carter

“Those children probably aren’t going to be eating”: Family Child Care Providers Prepare for Food Program Cliff

Huong Vu: Helping Parents Become the Best Teacher

Elliot’s Provocations: 5 Early Learning Trends for 2024

Study Finds Preschool Programs Reserved for Disadvantaged Children Not as Effective as Universal Programs that Include Higher-Income Families

New Research: Young Learners in South Carolina’s Majority Black Schools Facing Greater Suspensions

What a Difference Extended-Hours Childcare Makes

Building Early Learning Programs Around the World: Cynthia McCaffrey, Director, Office of Innovation UNICEF

Thirty Years after Her Gold, Kristi Yamaguchi Reflects on Parenthood, Competition and Kindness

5 Questions for the Governor: New Jersey’s Phil Murphy

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