Since the establishment of the Department of Early Learning back in 2006, we’ve seen a lot of growth in awareness about early brain development and the importance of getting it right in the early years. The recent passage of the Fair Start for Kids Act is a historic investment in both early learning and child care, and it’s a great example of how our understanding about the importance of early childhood has advanced over the past few decades.
In 2016, Alma Gonzalez, a passionate Latino community leader and volunteer, along with the community organization Eastside Pathways, identified the...
New Ascend Fellows Announced at the Aspen Institute
Fellows Catalyze Change
For 10 years, Ascend at the Aspen Institute has worked with families and partners to generate educational success and economic...
Getting a child outdoors to embrace literacy, art and the great outdoors is simple: All you need is a cordless...
In reviewing the extensive body of research on children’s language development, you might find yourself looking around for some fathers....
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...
Babies and small children might not immediately come to mind when we think about people dealing with chronic stress. But...
States are taking early childhood education seriously. A recent report from the Alliance for Early Success documents the progress. (See...
Anyone who has spent time around a toddler knows their signature cries of “No!” and “Mi-i-ine!”—often some of the first...
A visitor looking for Eastside Baby Corner (EBC) might be excused for thinking they were searching for a modest storefront...
Faisa Farole is the first Black midwife to own and operate a freestanding birth center in the state of Washington....
If you were to ask a group of Latinx dads if they speak in any special way to their babies,...