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Philanthropic Partnership Aims to Expand Access to High-Quality Child Care

The Investing in America Child Care Partnership has raised $9.6 million to increase child care supply and improve the quality of care.

Mark Swartz·Jan 9, 2025·5 min read

What do semiconductors have in common with child care? An AI query (made possible, of course, by a semiconductor or...

What Do Young Children Know about Race? You Might Be Surprised.

I-LABS’ Equity Briefs for Parents, Providers and Policymakers

Mark Swartz·Feb 18, 2021·5 min read

What does white privilege have to do with early education? I spoke to Drs. Marley Jarvis and Andrew Meltzoff of the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences at University of Washington (I-LABS) about how children’s first experiences of race determine later perceptions and attitudes.

Partnership for America’s Children Nurtures a New Generation of Advocates and Leaders

5 Ways Millennials Push for State and Local Policy Change

Mark Swartz·Mar 20, 2024·7 min read

Marquita Little Numan took the helm of Partnership for America’s Children last August, just a few weeks before the Executive...

Tim Gill and Ankita Chachra Discuss How and Why Cities of the Future Can Work Better for Children

Part 5 of “Seasons of Play” Series

Mark Swartz·Aug 3, 2023·6 min read

Tim Gill’s book Urban Playground: How Child-Friendly Planning and Design Can Save Cities is a timely and engaging manifesto, full...

Maria Montessori’s Influence on Early Education

Part 1 of a 3-Part Series

Mark Swartz·Sep 15, 2022·6 min read

Part I: From Italy to the World Maria Montessori (1870-1952) might not be quite as famous as her near contemporaries...

Elliot’s Provocations: Child Care Lessons from Ireland

Elliot Haspel·Oct 4, 2022·5 min read

Elliot’s Provocations unpacks current events in the early learning world and explores how we can chart a path to a...

Mount Sinai Pilot Project: Creating a Culture Shift in Pediatric Health Care

Case Study Available for Download

K.C. Compton·Dec 12, 2022·9 min read

Over a few nights in 2019, a radical change took place at New York’s renowned Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital....

Seedlings in the Garden: Childhood Food Sovereignty and the Push to Reclaim Indigenous Foodways

After their food systems were systematically destroyed, America’s Indian Tribes are teaching their children the importance of healthy diets through agricultural education

Suzette Brewer·Apr 10, 2024·10 min read

Every weekday morning, Nichole Efird greets her students with a hug and the promise of another adventure. With a curriculum...