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.
Experts say that every dollar invested in care produces $9 in spending. Child care spending in particular both creates jobs...
In October, three men joined the Hunt Institute’s Dan Wuori to discuss what it is like to be one of...
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
Loving ice cream doesn’t qualify you to open an ice cream parlor. The same goes for child care. Entrepreneurs who...
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
We’re doing it wrong. When it comes to taking a paid leave to care for oneself or a family member,...
Every year, Early Learning Nation magazine asks experts and friends what they’re thankful for in the early learning world. This...
This holiday season, while some Americans are enjoying a cornucopia of abundance, 44% of child care providers are struggling to...
Unleashing the Potential of Young Dual Language Learners
Building Bilingualism into the Golden State’s Early Education
When it comes to supporting brain development and language skills, California’s policies matter not just for the nearly 60% of...
The rhetoric we often hear about the climate crisis tends to set it somewhere in the future–that we need to...
Dr. María E. Enchautegui had noticed a pattern. Puerto Rico had a very low labor force participation as compared to...