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Philanthropic Partnership Aims to Expand Access to High-Quality Child Care
The Investing in America Child Care Partnership has raised $9.6 million to increase child care supply and improve the quality of care.
What do semiconductors have in common with child care? An AI query (made possible, of course, by a semiconductor or...
When Jack Shonkoff speaks, the early childhood field listens. Shonkoff, a pediatrician who leads Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child,...
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
Bank Street’s New Policy Fellowship Aims for Equity and Quality
Four Early Childhood Leaders Describe Their Journeys
The Bank Street College of Education’s new Early Childhood Policy Fellowship got started this past September. The year-long, remote, no-cost...
Happy New Year! As 2023 kicks off, I wanted to highlight five early learning trends to be watching this year.
According to New America’s recent “Lost in the Labyrinth” report, “Families with the youngest children stand to gain the most...
While we’re taking Early Learning Nation Studio on the road less often during the pandemic, we’re offering recaps—Top Takeaways—from important...
The Consequences of Forced Separation
When Traumatized Children Return to Traumatized Parents
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.
In addition to working with children and parents while overseeing New Horizon Academy’s nearly 90 sites in four states, CEO Chad Dunkley also spends time working with public officials, helping expand access to early learning and drive policy changes that rework its “broken” economics.
Author and advocate Heather McGhee has said, “Everything we believe comes from a story we’ve been told.” Whether they come...
5 Top Takeaways: Hunt Institute and Alliance for Early Success Explore Big Wins for Little Kids 2022
2022 produced an impressive number of big wins, which the Hunt Institute and Alliance for Early Success explored December 5 in this year’s edition of the Big Wins for Little Kids webinar.
