“We’re not going to grow as a nation without a strong system of care,” Gladys Montes stated at the outset...
Sometimes the barriers that keep a pregnant person from seeking prenatal care and all the benefits that accrue to mother...
As the fight for an effective and well-funded child care system continues, philanthropies are exploring innovative avenues to support advocacy...
ELN took great pleasure in covering the recent ZERO TO THREE virtual conference via live tweeting and Top Takeaways. One of its highlights of this year’s conference was the issue-intensive session titled “Infants and Toddlers Face Racism, Too: Science, Practice, and Policy.” To judge from the lively stream of comments in the Zoom chat, the conversation provoked a great deal of reflection.
When some of us think about meditation, our thoughts lean toward the sound of a softly gurgling fountain, a gentle...
Julie Leff can pinpoint the moment when she knew Roger Brooks was the right person to lead Facing History and...
My paternity leaves were some of the most cherished weeks of my life. While far too short, I have crystal-clear...
Has the 2024 Election Cycle Set the Stage for a National Consensus on Child Care?
Child care may be closer to an open window of opportunity than our divided politics would suggest possible.
A famous theory in political science asserts that windows for major policy reforms come along only every so often, and...
The New Year, with its metaphor of clear vision, calls out to all of us to think about the future; to envision a better world for children, youth, and families. While we can’t predict what the decade will bring, we can use what we have learned over the years—and our common sense—to set some goals and move forward. Here is what I see and hope for in a new year, in a new decade.
Experts and officials often talk about “child care deserts” to describe regions without enough formal child care, but Maki Park...
On November 19, the Playful Learning Landscape Action Network (PLLAN) hosted an event to discuss the meaning and importance of playful learning landscapes in celebration of the launch of the Playful Learning Playbook.
Of Toddlers and Teenagers: Ellen Galinsky Breaks Through Adolescence with Brain Science and New Book
Ellen Galinsky’s The Breakthrough Years is the product of nearly a decade of exploration into the adolescent mind.
