In the midst of my search for a new child care provider for my one-year-old, I’ve braced myself for the...
While Helen Russell’s clever, well-researched exploration of the parenting culture of Denmark and other Nordic countries might not fully map onto the experience of most families in the U.S. or U.K. (Russell’s original home), it offers refreshing insights that can help parents relax a bit, give themselves heaps of grace and have much more fun raising their family.
A National Security Issue: Child Care Increasingly a Challenge for Military Families
9000 Children in Military Families on Waitlist
The child care crisis in the United States—which affects families’ ability to find affordable, accessible, quality options—now has growing national...
First, the good news. As it turns out, the so-called summer slide might not be the threat to our nation’s...
New Report: How Supercharging the Child Tax Credit Benefited Young Children, and What Comes Next
An Interview with Olivia Golden
The federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) expanded in 2021 to address hardships families were facing during the pandemic. The size...
In upstate New York, like many other parts of the country, the supply of child care has failed to keep...
Advocacy shifts into high gear during campaign season. While child care and early education will never have the lobbying firepower of industries like Big Pharma and utilities, the sector boasts a number of dynamic nonprofits dedicated to engaging candidates and voters on issues that matter for families with young children.
The United Nations has declared June 11 to be the first annual International Day of Play, calling it “a unifying...
I wrote last year about the strange schism between early child care and school-aged child care, and I don’t want to belabor the point other than to say parents of school-aged children represent a shockingly untapped care constituency. Instead, I want to talk about summer care, and summer camp specifically.
The 92-year-old artist Duane Michals might not seem like an obvious figure to feature in a magazine about early learning. However, his understanding of the world and the many-splendored nature of his work from the past 60 years or more should inspire anyone attempting to see the world through the eyes of a child.
Other Countries Have Social Safety Nets: The U.S. Has Women
Q+A with author Jessica Calarco on her new book, “Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net”
Jessica Calarco is onto something. There’s a reason why women in this country feel that so much pressure rests on...
Though it’s been decades since I’ve read it, I’m certain I could come out of a deep sleep and, if...
