How the Stories Kids Tell Shape Their Worlds A conversation with Andrei Cimpian of NYU’s Cognitive Development Lab Kendra Hurley·Apr 26, 2022·7 min readWhy am I having trouble counting when my friends aren’t? Is it because I’m not smart? How come Mom quit... Read More
Turning NYC into an Early Learning Metropolis Robin Hood’s Kelvin Chan on FUEL’s Investments in the Youngest New Yorkers Mark Swartz·May 16, 2022·4 min readShortly after Kelvin Chan, PhD, managing director of Early Childhood at Robin Hood, gave a SXSW presentation on Fund for... Read More
How Child Life Specialists Improve Health Care for Young ChildrenMark Swartz·May 19, 2022·4 min readAn increasing number of pediatric care facilities employ child life specialists—trained, certified professionals who focus on young patients’ experiences and... Read More
New York City’s 60-year-old Fight for Universal Child Care Today’s Activists Are Part of A Long, Historic Struggle. Will They Succeed? Kendra Hurley·Jun 29, 2022·8 min readAs a federal plan to make child care affordable languishes in Congress, New York City has joined the growing number... Read More
Innovations in Child Care: Meeting Parents’ Diverse Needs and Preferences Part 2 of a 5-Part Series Rebecca Gale·Jun 30, 2022·8 min readOur country is in a child care crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has shown how difficult it is for... Read More
Voices and Visions for Transformative Change from Child Care NEXTMark Swartz·Aug 16, 2022·9 min readChild Care NEXT, a new initiative of the Alliance for Early Success, supports diverse coalitions in states “ready to mount... Read More
Susan Neuman’s Unbound AmbitionsMark Swartz·Sep 7, 2022·3 min read“Literacy learning for young children is not bound in time and space,” proclaims Susan Neuman’s latest paper for Reading Research... Read More
22Mount Sinai Pilot Project: Creating a Culture Shift in Pediatric Health Care Case Study Available for Download K.C. Compton·Dec 12, 2022·9 min readOver a few nights in 2019, a radical change took place at New York’s renowned Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital.... Read More
Sparks Parent Video Series: Seven Minutes of Reassurance for New Parents and the Residents Who Care for ThemK.C. Compton·Jan 11, 2023·7 min readThe request might not show up on any baby-shower wish list, but the gift practically every new parent wants most... Read More
Not Just Another Museum Visit: A New Program Lets Incarcerated Parents Experience CMOM with Their ChildrenMark Swartz·Feb 10, 2023·3 min readIt looks like just another ordinary day at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM). A dozen mothers and about 30... Read More
FUEL for Asylum Seekers and Their Children Robin Hood Supports ASAP in Navigating the Complicated Process Mark Swartz·Feb 15, 2023·5 min readFleeing from death threats and domestic abuse in Honduras, Diana braved the journey to the United States with her three... Read More
Study Finds Preschool Programs Reserved for Disadvantaged Children Not as Effective as Universal Programs that Include Higher-Income FamiliesKendra Hurley·Feb 16, 2023·5 min readNew York City’s popular 3-K-for-All program was supposed to offer free preschool to all of the city’s 3-year-olds. But last... Read More