While such togetherness and lack of the usual resources will likely inspire new horror films and comedy series, this quarantine period also provides a positive reminder for us to slow down, be present and reclaim the wonder.
More Bad News for Child Care: The Importance of Not Looking Away
Our Broken Child Care System and How to Fix It, Part 2
In this three-part series, Dr. Laura Justice—executive director of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy at The...
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Helping Children Connect with Nature through Gardening
Julie Cerny’s book, The Little Gardener: Helping Children Connect with the Natural World, is part how-to, part inspiration and part...
No, the quarantined home isn’t a foxhole, although parents and caretakers may sometimes feel it’s a battleground. We get it: with preschools and daycares closed for the foreseeable future, parents and caregivers are seeking engaging activities to keep the family sane and healthy. A great way to achieve both is by cooking together.
For many of us, COVID-19 has completely changed how we work. Remote work might have its advantages for some, but when the kids are out of school and libraries and museums are closed, juggling two roles at once can be a challenge. What is a parent to do? As two developmental psychologists dedicated to understanding how children learn and play, these questions are filling our inbox.
In each year from 2016 through 2018, more than 2 million parents of children age 5 and younger suffered “job...
The 2020-2021 federal budget unveiled Feb. 10 by President Donald Trump proposes $920 billion in cuts over 10 years to...
Policymakers increasingly understand the importance of expanding the availability of quality early care and education for young children. In good...
The New Year, with its metaphor of clear vision, calls out to all of us to think about the future; to envision a better world for children, youth, and families. While we can’t predict what the decade will bring, we can use what we have learned over the years—and our common sense—to set some goals and move forward. Here is what I see and hope for in a new year, in a new decade.
Some of the headlines, such as this one on an opinion piece in the Washington Post, have been jarring: The...
It’s now 2020, but for most people living in the United States, America’s work and family policies are stuck in...
In 2019, we packed up the cameras and sound equipment for the Early Learning Nation Studio and went to Baltimore...
