On February 28, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a summit for early education advocates and professionals, highlighting the work...
Elliot’s Provocations unpacks current events in the early learning world and explores how we can chart a path to a...
Poverty Wages, Staffing Crisis: New Federal Rule Looks to Sustain Head Start
New federal rule raises annual Head Start teacher salaries by $10,000 over time — but congressional funding is not guaranteed.
Andrea Muñeton has been a Head Start educator in California for 14 years. The work is important but greuling, she...
On a recent sunny Friday morning at the Daposka Ahnkodapi School in Pawhuska, Okla., the day began with weekly circle...
With experience from around the world, the President of BCDI-Carolinas compellingly synthesizes what she sees as the root challenge to early childhood learning: Mindset. Dr. Devonya Govan-Hunt outlines the five ways she and her colleagues have set out to tackle that obstacle, with special focus on excessive disciplinary actions in preschools.
Elliot’s Provocations: Bring on School-Aged Care
Can We Create a Seamless Melding of Early Child Care and School-Aged Care?
Linking early child care and school-aged care is a good idea both on the merits and the politics. I’m hardly the first one to point this out, but I want to highlight the opportunity here as we head into summer break and the acute headache it causes for many families.
Every year, ZERO TO THREE presents a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of “significant and enduring contributions to improving the...
5 Top Takeaways: Hunt Institute and Alliance for Early Success Explore Big Wins for Little Kids 2022
2022 produced an impressive number of big wins, which the Hunt Institute and Alliance for Early Success explored December 5 in this year’s edition of the Big Wins for Little Kids webinar.
Innovations in Child Care: Meeting Parents’ Diverse Needs and Preferences
Part 2 of a 5-Part Series
Our country is in a child care crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has shown how difficult it is for...
The best time to get a child’s life off to a solid start begins months before their birth. That’s why...
Going Big for Our Youngest with Jim Steyer
The Founder of Common Sense Media and Wide Open School
Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning...
Every parent does it. We let our young children use the iPad while we fold laundry or take a quick...
