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How COVID Shaped Child Care and Early Learning

The pandemic temporarily devastated American child care. Five years later, a number of effects have rebounded, but experts say challenges persist.

Kendra Hurley··8 min read
In March 2020, when states and cities ordered widespread school closures in hopes of curbing the spread of COVID-19, many...
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Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith: Bringing Childhood Education to the World’s Hardest to Reach Places

The Editors··4 min read
It’s an ongoing global crisis: More than half of all refugee children – some 62 million – have no access to any form of education. From establishing schools in refugee camps to bringing Sesame Street to the Middle East, Sarah Smith, Sr. Director of Education at the International Rescue Committee, explains how the IRC addresses this humanitarian emergency every day. 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
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Wes Moore’s Tale of Two Cities

Fate and Faith in Baltimore, New York City and Beyond

Mark Swartz··5 min read
Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning...
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Young Latina girl, looking sad

The Consequences of Forced Separation

When Traumatized Children Return to Traumatized Parents

Linda Shockley··8 min read
Science tells us that an outpouring of stress hormones shapes the way the brain develops. Trauma affects behavior, brain development, even the immune system. It’s devastating for all, but for newborns and youngest children, the impact can be profound.
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