Maria Montessori’s Influence on Early Education
Part 1 of a 3-Part Series
Part I: From Italy to the World Maria Montessori (1870-1952) might not be quite as famous as her near contemporaries...
Celebrating the Holidays Together, Apart
Cooking with Kids, Interviews, Recipes!
A warm bite of pumpkin pie. Crisp potato latkes. Steam rising from a savory tamal. The tastes and aromas of...
Listening to Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek talk about education can feel like the first time you visit one of those frozen yogurt places where you add your own toppings. You start with a little bit of this and a little bit of that, but it’s all so good, you don’t know quite where to stop.
Many people see the word “doula” and think, “Ah, yes. A midwife.” Though the two words describe important roles in...
While we’re taking Early Learning Nation Studio on the road less often during the pandemic, we’re offering recaps—Top Takeaways—from important...
We’ve been through a lot together the past few years. A lot. A few weeks ago, experts and teachers told...
Self control. Attention. Focus. These foundational skills make up a key area of early childhood development: Self-regulation. So what can teachers, parents, caregivers –even children themselves – do to help those skills grow? Oregon State University Professor Megan McClelland explains the science and the practical things we all can do. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19
Throughout the U.S., the care network for our nation’s youngest children is less a tightly woven safety net and more...
In 2016, when Philadelphia became the first big U.S. city to tax sugary beverages, many expected other others to follow....
“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...
One of the global pioneers behind the science of early childhood learning and development, Ellen Galinsky, chief science officer at the Bezos Family Foundation and executive director of Mind in the Making, discusses her landmark book, Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs, as well as her next project, which includes exploring the mind of the adolescent.
Quality Journalism Needed to Shift Attitudes on Child Care
Takeaways from the Better Life Lab Child Care Innovation Reporting Grants
It began with Build Back Better. Well, truthfully, it has been a decades-long push for many advocacy organizations to put...
