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‘Ten Birthday Cakes? We’ll Take Care of It’

Jazzy Sun Birthdays Connects Homeless Kids and Volunteers for Their Special Day

K.C. Compton·Nov 24, 2020·8 min read

Volunteers with Jazzy Sun Birthdays are accustomed to a wide variety of requests for birthday themes from the children they...

5 Questions for the Mayor: Rochester’s Lovely Warren

Linda Shockley·Jul 31, 2019·2 min read

Where do you go for the top news in Early Learning at the municipal level? Check out “5 Questions for the Mayor,” where we’ll explore the top Early Learning challenges and successes in cities across the nation. We’re thrilled to partner with the National League of Cities on this new series.

5 Top Takeaways from the Webinar on Mixed Delivery Hosted by the Learning Policy Institute and the National Institute for Early Education Research

Multiple Paths to Quality

Mark Swartz·Apr 28, 2023·5 min read

On April 19, the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) and the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) cohosted a webinar...

A Golden Opportunity for Early Childhood Apprenticeships

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

Mark Swartz·Feb 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...

APPLY BY NOVEMBER 19: FUEL for 50

$10 Million Initiative to Transform NYC into an Early Learning Metropolis Supports Children’s First Teachers, Bolsters Nonprofits

David Hernandez·Aug 31, 2021·3 min read

The earliest years in a child’s life create the foundation for lifelong development. Anyone who’s traded smiles with a baby...

Book Review: Reclaiming Your Community: You Don’t Have to Move Out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One

Majora Carter’s Community Manifesto Starts with Real Estate

Mark Swartz·Feb 1, 2022·3 min read

Gentrification is a subject that has launched a million listserv arguments. It often starts with complaints from longtime residents of...

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.

Carnegie Hall’s Lullaby Project Helps Parents Write Love Songs to Their Infants

K.C. Compton·Mar 28, 2024·10 min read

When we hear the word, “lullaby,” most of us imagine something like the dictionary definition of “a gentle, quiet song that lulls a child to sleep,” a cradle song to soothe a baby’s way to the Land of Nod. For the past 12 years, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute has been refining that definition with its Lullaby Project.

Child Care for the Broadway Babies

Here Lies Love Partners with Parent Artist Advocacy League, Broadway Babysitters and Open Jar Studios to Offer Child Care at Matinees

Alice Bradley·Aug 29, 2023·4 min read

“Here Lies Love”—the Broadway musical based on the life of Imelda Marcos, former First Lady of the Philippines—is a groundbreaking...

Fleeing from death threats and domestic abuse in Honduras, Diana braved the journey to the United States with her three...

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‘Ten Birthday Cakes? We’ll Take Care of It’

5 Questions for the Mayor: Rochester’s Lovely Warren

5 Top Takeaways from the Webinar on Mixed Delivery Hosted by the Learning Policy Institute and the National Institute for Early Education Research

A Golden Opportunity for Early Childhood Apprenticeships

APPLY BY NOVEMBER 19: FUEL for 50

Book Review: Reclaiming Your Community: You Don’t Have to Move Out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One

Building Life-Giving Places with Majora Carter

Carnegie Hall’s Lullaby Project Helps Parents Write Love Songs to Their Infants

Child Care for the Broadway Babies

Early Childhood Alliance Onondaga: A Master Class in Cross-Sector Coalition Building

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

FUEL for Asylum Seekers and Their Children

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