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Elliot’s Provocations: 5 Early Learning Trends for 2024

Elliot Haspel·Dec 6, 2023·8 min read

Last year, I wrote a column on five trends to look for in 2023 (which I think in retrospect were mostly apt, though the answer to ‘is bipartisanship possible’ seems to have been ‘outlook not so good’), and thought it would be worthwhile to do it again as the calendar gets ready to turn.

The Economic Argument for Child Care Is Urgent. But Is a Child Care System Built for Maximizing Economic Returns Best for the People Involved?

Haley Swenson·Dec 5, 2023·5 min read

Experts say that every dollar invested in care produces $9 in spending. Child care spending in particular both creates jobs...

5 Top Takeaways from the Hunt Institute Conversation: The Men of Early Learning

Mark Swartz·Nov 30, 2023·2 min read

In October, three men joined the Hunt Institute’s Dan Wuori to discuss what it is like to be one of...

The 2023 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap Report Illuminates Conditions in Ohio and Around the Country

Mark Swartz·Nov 29, 2023·5 min read

Vanderbilt University’s Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center (PN-3) just issued its annual State Policy Roadmap, exploring ways that the states (and...

What It Takes to Nurture “Little Leaders”: Reflections from a Family Care Provider in the Bronx

With Training and Tech Assistance from All Our Kin

Mark Swartz·Nov 28, 2023·4 min read

Loving ice cream doesn’t qualify you to open an ice cream parlor. The same goes for child care. Entrepreneurs who...

5 Top Takeaways from New America’s Better Life Lab Webinar: Transforming How America Cares

Mark Swartz·Nov 24, 2023·3 min read

While we’re taking Early Learning Nation Studio on the road less often during the pandemic, we’re offering recaps—Top Takeaways—from important...

Reframing Caregiving Leave as an Opportunity at Work, Not a Liability

MH WorkLife’s “Care At Work Summit NYC” Focuses on Strengthening Resilience, Elevating Care, Transforming Workplaces

Rebecca Gale·Nov 23, 2023·4 min read

We’re doing it wrong. When it comes to taking a paid leave to care for oneself or a family member,...

What Are You Thankful For?

Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·Nov 22, 2023·4 min read

Every year, Early Learning Nation magazine asks experts and friends what they’re thankful for in the early learning world. This...

Unleashing the Potential of Young Dual Language Learners

Building Bilingualism into the Golden State’s Early Education

Mark Swartz·Nov 17, 2023·4 min read

When it comes to supporting brain development and language skills, California’s policies matter not just for the nearly 60% of...

Improving Child Care in Puerto Rico Begins with Building a Data Infrastructure

Rebecca Gale·Nov 15, 2023·4 min read

Dr. María E. Enchautegui had noticed a pattern. Puerto Rico had a very low labor force participation as compared to...

Book Review: New Book on Preschool Segregation Raises Under-Examined Questions

False Starts: The Segregated Lives of Preschoolers

Elliot Haspel·Nov 14, 2023·9 min read

This week brings the release of an important new book on early care and education. False Starts: The Segregated Lives...

Mississippi’s “Miracle”: Fourth Grade Reading Scores Keep Climbing. Is Early Learning the Reason?

Mark Swartz·Nov 10, 2023·4 min read

Everyone likes good news, so it’s no wonder that when Mississippi went from being ranked second-worst in 2013 for fourth grade reading scores to 21st in 2022, the media kept using the m-word. “Everybody keeps on calling this a miracle,” says Dr. Jill Dent, executive director, Early Childhood Education, Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). “But we have worked really hard, and we were very intentional.”

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