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What the Eyes Don’t See: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha

Book Review: What the Eyes Don’t See: Fueled by Idealism, Backed by Science

How a Pediatrician Confronted a Public Health Crisis and Rocked a Nation

K.C. Compton·February 25, 2021·7 min read

Hanna-Attisha’s riveting first-person account of the public health catastrophe that has become known as the Flint water crisis not only lays out the facts of how a government poisoned its own people; it lays open the heart of a doctor who swore an oath to protect the health and lives of the children affected.

Lessons from the History of Children’s Television, the Original Distance Learning

Mark Swartz·March 2, 2021·6 min read

The roots of the word television are ancient Greek τῆλε/tele, ‘far’ and Latin visio, ‘sight’. And ever since it arrived...

FILM REVIEW: “Through The Night:” An Intimate Portrait of Family Child Care Reveals Deeper Truths About Caregiving

Elliot Haspel·March 4, 2021·4 min read

Early on in the recently released documentary Through The Night, Deloris “Nunu” Hogan circles up the group of children under...

Top Takeaways from Three Sessions of the Finding Joy Through Playful Learning Conference

Mark Swartz·March 9, 2021·8 min read

Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...

OPINION: Nearly Half of Child Care Teachers Leave Every Year — Why Aren’t We Talking About This?

Elliot Haspel·March 16, 2021·6 min read

Imagine you are building a car. You invest in a solid chassis, make sure the wheels are inflated, oil the...

A Golden Opportunity for Early Childhood Apprenticeships

Why the Bank Street College of Education Believes the Time Is Right

Mark Swartz·February 26, 2021·3 min read

Apprenticeships are practically as old as civilization, a concept normally associated with trades like blacksmithing and tailoring rather than child...

5 Questions for the Governor: Kansas’ Laura Kelly

The Editors·March 3, 2021·4 min read

Child care workers and teachers are critical workers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, families have faced many challenges – including child care access. We know that if we wanted to keep essential workers, teachers, law enforcement and many other essential employees and their services functioning, we needed to ensure access to child care.

A Young Mother Reflects on Risk Factors, Protective Factors and Using Personal Experience to Help Others

Blanca Goetz·March 5, 2021·3 min read

I’ll never forget that woman in the airport telling the 21-year-old pregnant me that the best thing to do would be to put my baby up for adoption. She was a stranger, and in her opinion I was too young to take care of a child. She took one look at me and assumed she knew what was best. Thankfully I didn’t listen to her.

Home Grown Launches “Leading from Home” Initiative to Support Provider Leaders Nationwide

Natalie Renew·March 11, 2021·3 min read

This week, Home Grown launched a new initiative—Leading From Home—focused on identifying and supporting provider leaders across the country. The...

#KidsAreEssential: New Public Education Project Brings Together a Robust, Bipartisan Coalition to Capture the Child Care Moment

Mark Swartz·March 18, 2021·4 min read

“Families are maxed out,” says Myra Jones-Taylor. “Not just children, but their parents and the support networks they rely upon.”...