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Adverse childhood experiences are different than child trauma, and it’s critical to understand why

Jessica Dym Bartlett and Vanessa Harbin Sacks·Apr 16, 2019·4 min read

The increased public understanding that childhood adversity, including adverse childhood experiences, can cause trauma and toxic stress—and, in turn, have a lasting impact on children’s physical and mental health—presents an important opportunity to turn this awareness into action.

“Children Learn What They Live”: Building Empathy in Marin County

Mark Swartz·Mar 2, 2023·4 min read

What do you do when a preschooler throws a desk? For Carol Barton, project director of Early Childhood Education in...

Julie Olsen Edwards: How Teachers Can Help Children’s Identities Grow

The Editors·Nov 22, 2019·5 min read

How do can the children’s individual identities evolve naturally and fully in the face of stereotypes that can often plague our communities and societies? As Julie Olsen Edwards, author ‘Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves’ explains, some of that help can come from teachers – and how they think about their curriculum.

Serve and Return: More Than a Game for Parents, Caregivers and Children

The Editors·Sep 26, 2019·1 min read

The most important game of serve and return that a parent can play has nothing to do with tennis. As...

Wisconsin is Cutting State Funding for Child Care. Providers are Taking a Stand

Child care providers have long advocated for an equitable system and more support. In Wisconsin, they’re taking action.

Elliot Haspel·May 14, 2025·4 min read

On Monday, child care providers across the country participated in the fourth annual Day Without Child Care, closing their doors...

Chicago Hope: Inspiring New Documentary Celebrates the Educare Model

Mark Swartz·Dec 22, 2020·3 min read

As a young child in Educare, when Jamal Poindexter used to play with his friend Alec, the thing they liked...

What’s the business case for increased business investment in local early education programs? Bill Canary, Alabama businessman and chairman of Canary & Co., who has spent years at the intersection of business, public policy and education – including early education – explains.

Business Case for Early Learning Programs: Bill Canary, Chairman, Canary & Company

The Editors·Feb 28, 2019·6 min read

What’s the business case for increased business investment in local early education programs? Bill Canary, Alabama businessman and chairman of Canary & Co., who has spent years at the intersection of business, public policy and education – including early education – explains.

National Women’s Law Center’s #WeAretheBackbone Campaign Gives Voice to Child Care Workers

Mark Swartz·Sep 16, 2021·5 min read

Child care workers are the backbone of the economy and a smart new campaign from the National Women’s Law Center...

“The End User Is a Dollar Sign, It’s Not a Child”: How Private Equity and Shareholders Are Reshaping American Child Care

Elliot Haspel·Apr 22, 2024·55 min read

Cast in America as a pay-to-play system with limited public funding, child care has long struggled with issues like difficult budgetary math, low educator pay, and highly variable quality. An unprecedented degree of investor activity is creating a cascade of risks for the sector, risks which threaten the path toward an inclusive child care system which works well for all children, parents, and early educators.

Adverse childhood experiences are different than child trauma, and it’s critical to understand why

“Children Learn What They Live”: Building Empathy in Marin County

Julie Olsen Edwards: How Teachers Can Help Children’s Identities Grow

Serve and Return: More Than a Game for Parents, Caregivers and Children

Wisconsin is Cutting State Funding for Child Care. Providers are Taking a Stand

Chicago Hope: Inspiring New Documentary Celebrates the Educare Model

Business Case for Early Learning Programs: Bill Canary, Chairman, Canary & Company

National Women’s Law Center’s #WeAretheBackbone Campaign Gives Voice to Child Care Workers

“The End User Is a Dollar Sign, It’s Not a Child”: How Private Equity and Shareholders Are Reshaping American Child Care

Waving Toys, Scanning Brains to Gain Unprecedented Information About How Babies Learn Language

Jalen Taylor: Empowering Bright Beginnings Across Colorado

Unite/Disrupt/Transform with Child Care Aware of America

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