Experts and officials often talk about “child care deserts” to describe regions without enough formal child care, but Maki Park...
Clear the Dance Floor: Baby Steps Happening Here
Recent Study Explores Factors that Influence Development of Walking Skill
Whoever decided to use baby steps as a metaphor for timid, tenuous beginnings had it all wrong. Baby steps are...
States are taking early childhood education seriously. A recent report from the Alliance for Early Success documents the progress. (See...
We’ve been through a lot together the past few years. A lot. A few weeks ago, experts and teachers told...
There’s a truism among child-mindful urban planners: Children are an indicator species for cities. “Just as the presence of salmon...
Marti Beard is a fifth-generation rancher in addition to being vice president of Early Childhood Programs of Nebraska Children and...
2021 was a momentous year for early childhood care & education. The field suffered blow after blow from COVID and then a knock-on staffing crisis; received nearly $50 billion in rescue funds to temporarily patch the gaping leaks; and is ending the year on the precipice of receiving enough public funds through the Build Back Better Act to finally become a stable and healthy sector.
When babies are learning to walk, they fall on average 17 times an hour. Given that frequency of falls, you...
Erin Kirkley, 25, of San Antonio, Tex., discovered the Ella Austin Community Center last year when she brought her baby...
We’re major fans of The Hunt Institute’s Early Efforts series of webinars moderated by Dan Wuori, Ph.D., who is not only unfailingly eloquent but also thoroughly well versed in the nuances of policy and the implications for young learners.
