“This is a moment for difficult conversations,” says Dr. Robert Blaine, who recently became senior executive of the Institute for...
Author and advocate Heather McGhee has said, “Everything we believe comes from a story we’ve been told.” Whether they come...
Elliot Haspel is clear about one thing regarding business and child care: he believes that on-site child care or business-supported...
This July, American parents started experiencing something brand new. After Democrats passed an expansion of the Child Tax Credit in...
“Gold Standard” Study Finds High-Quality Care Is Important in Infancy
Study Finds the Benefits Last Well Into Elementary School
By now the benefits of high-quality preschool are widely accepted. But there are still open questions about its impact: Is...
Brain Matters Documentary Attracts Global Interest
Behind the Scenes with Director Carlota Nelson
Prioritizing early childhood development, says documentary filmmaker Carlota Nelson, “Is a no-brainer,” before adding, “No pun intended.” Born in Tokyo...
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.
The idea of climate change can seem so huge and impenetrable the temptation might be to panic, distract ourselves or...
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...
In a recent study from Ohio State, white kindergarten children were nearly three times as likely as children of other...
“People keep apologizing to me,” Tabatha Rosproy says with a nervous laugh. She knows what they mean, but she can’t...
The idea of creating a national, universal child care system in this country got a turn in the spotlight during...
