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Play Is a Child’s Search for Meaning: Q&A with Brenda Fyfe

Part 8 in “Seasons of Play” Series

Mark Swartz·Feb 14, 2024·5 min read

To learn more about play’s place in the Reggio Emilia approach, Early Learning Nation magazine spoke to Brenda Fyfe, dean and professor emeritus of the School of Education at Webster University.

5 Questions for the Governor: Washington’s Jay Inslee

The Editors·Aug 4, 2021·6 min read

Since the establishment of the Department of Early Learning back in 2006, we’ve seen a lot of growth in awareness about early brain development and the importance of getting it right in the early years. The recent passage of the Fair Start for Kids Act is a historic investment in both early learning and child care, and it’s a great example of how our understanding about the importance of early childhood has advanced over the past few decades.

Eastside Baby Corner: At Work for a World Where All Children Are Safe, Healthy and Have What They Need

K.C. Compton·Sep 27, 2021·7 min read

A visitor looking for Eastside Baby Corner (EBC) might be excused for thinking they were searching for a modest storefront...

Black Women Fear Death During and Post-Pregnancy: It Isn’t Paranoia

Christina Sturdivant Sani·Apr 27, 2023·12 min read

When Venicia Gray walked into her OB-GYN’s office in 2019, she asked a direct question: “What are my chances of...

The Early Learning Community Shows Its Gratitude

Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·Nov 25, 2021·7 min read

Early Learning Nation’s community of experts, advocates, leaders and readers continues to grow. As much as we’d like to, we...

Michigan’s First of Its Kind Program Shares Child Care Costs Between the State, Employers and Employees

Bryce Covert·Oct 5, 2021·7 min read

As a state representative in Michigan, Greg VanWoerkom has gone on a lot of tours of local businesses to find...

Building Life-Giving Places with Majora Carter

Mark Swartz·Feb 2, 2022·6 min read

In the 1970s, New York Times delivery trucks didn’t go to neighborhoods like Majora Carter’s.

The Child Care Cliff, A Cautionary Tale

Rebecca Gale and Dianne Kirsch (Illustrator)·Sep 28, 2023·3 min read

A graphic story on the child care cliff and end of ARPA funding for child care

First-Ever Study Provides High-Tech Window on Mother-Child Brain Synchrony

I-LABS Collaborates with Japanese and Taiwanese Brain Scientists

K.C. Compton·Nov 29, 2022·5 min read

We’ve all had the experience of feeling “in synch” with another person, and mothers frequently describe feeling a “psychic connection”...

Quality Journalism Needed to Shift Attitudes on Child Care

Takeaways from the Better Life Lab Child Care Innovation Reporting Grants

Rebecca Gale·Dec 20, 2023·4 min read

It began with Build Back Better. Well, truthfully, it has been a decades-long push for many advocacy organizations to put...

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.”