The quest for reliable funding of children’s programs often runs through local government, and First Steps Kent of Kent County,...
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On February 28, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a summit for early education advocates and professionals, highlighting the work...
Not everyone who comes to America is pursuing the American Dream. Some are in flight from life-threatening crises. Layered on...
A decade ago, early childhood advocacy could be a lonely pursuit. “It felt like we were talking to an empty auditorium,” says Bruce D. Perry, MD, Ph.D. “Now there are more people in the auditorium. They’re recognizing the power of early childhood, the importance of creating policy and practice that will benefit children and that will meet the needs of the adults who are caring for young children.”
Election Day Proved That Voters Want Action on Child Care
On Nov. 5, a number of ballot measures supporting child care were approved. What can be learned from the ballot measures that passed and failed?
On Nov. 5, voters didn’t just head to the polls to select their choice for president. Many also cast their...
A former editor of mine, while editing a policy-heavy story that needed more depth, lamented the demise of beat reporting....
Although trying to keep up with a toddler can feel like opening day at the goat rodeo, the movement between...
Cash Transfers: A Proven Strategy to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families
The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center conducted an analysis on how cash transfers impact young children and their families. Here’s what it revealed.
Research has shown that birth through age 3 is the period of a child’s most rapid and sensitive development, and...
Jaffe doesn’t blame parents of privilege—a category to which she belongs—for the terrible circumstances of other children’s lives, but she does make clear that we all have a responsibility and a role in creating and perpetuating that disparity.
The pandemic has upended entire industries, including the early childhood education (ECE) industry, which has suffered through permanent closures, high...
Recently, an unprecedented amount of attention has coalesced around the U.S. child care market. In the wake of Covid-19—with thousands...
What would happen if we prioritized children’s potential? That’s the question implicitly asked and explicitly answered in the recent paper...
