Early Learning Nation
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Independent magazine devoted to early learning (0-5 years), reporting on groundbreaking research, early learning policy and best practices in the field.
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Essay: How the enduring belief about child care — I don’t want someone else raising my kid — hurts us all
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“What do you do for child care when your kids are on break from school?” I asked a new acquaintance in my home town recently. She explained that she’d
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Recognizing all child care providers: Au pairs come to the U.S. under the premise of cultural exchange. However, many find themselves working extensive hours for minimal pay — sometimes as low as $4.35 an hour — while caring for multiple children
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Isis Mabel made just $4.50 an hour caring for three children when she arrived in Massachusetts from Mexico as an au pair in 2016. Host families are
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Innovative models: Kindness Creators, a child care program housed in a senior facility in Illinois, builds empathy, fosters community and combats social isolation
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Jaime Moran brings her mother, Joan Johnson, to work each day at Kindness Creators, the child care program she co-directs with Pam Lawrence. Having run a
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A powerful case for early education: The film “Make a Circle” aims to raise awareness about the child care crisis and to advocate for investment in high quality child care
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Updated March 4, 2025 A startling statistic scrolls across the screen: “25 million parents in the United States rely on child care in order to get to
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The child care providers, teachers & early educators serving young children and their families do incredible work every day. Today, on national Provider Appreciation Day, we’re highlighting stories that recognize their dedication, passion & commitment 🧵 #ProviderAppreciationDay.
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.@ehaspel: The child and dependent care tax credit is long overdue for reform
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You’d be forgiven for having trouble keeping up with the alphabet soup of family-related tax credits. Most of the policy attention has rightfully been on
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The national preschool landscape remains uncertain, according to new research from the National Institute for Early Education Research
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Although the 2023-24 school year saw historic gains for early childhood education, the national landscape for preschool remains uncertain. The National
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Visual explainer: Find out what the child tax credit expiration means for your family
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New visual explainer dropped! Find out what the child tax credit expiration means for your family 👇
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In St. Louis, trained parent educators help parents and caregivers navigate developmental milestones and support kids from birth until kindergarten
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Jettaqua Johnson was 22 years old, pregnant with her first child, and worried. The father of her child was incarcerated, and she wasn’t sure what she
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Micro-centers rely on flexible licensing to provide child care at K-12 schools, helping parents with costs and schools with teacher retention. @SwartzMark reports
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Correction appended March 27 Midway between Nashville and Atlanta, the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, makes original use of a resource that other
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KIPP’s night kindergarten in Newark: a rare "bright spot" in COVID’s dark days. @lrj417 reports
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This article was co-published with the New Jersey Monitor. Rachel Hodge worked as a housekeeper at a hospital and was earning an online degree in social
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The pandemic temporarily devastated American child care. Five years later, a number of effects have rebounded, but experts say challenges persist
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In March 2020, when states and cities ordered widespread school closures in hopes of curbing the spread of COVID-19, many local leaders urged child care
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This discussion builds on @ehaspel’s deep dive into the issue — read it here:.
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Cast in America as a pay-to-play system with limited public funding, child care has long struggled with issues like difficult budgetary math, low educator pay, and highly variable quality. An...
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How does the rise of private equity investment in child care impact families? Join @readingby3rd on March 4 at 3 p.m. ET to explore challenges & opportunities with @ChildCareAware @KinderCare @ehaspel @ECEConsortium @BuffettECI @BainumFdn. 📅RSVP here:
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A Q&A with Isabelle Hau about her new book, “Love to Learn: The Transformative Power of Care and Connection in Early Education” @Volcoucou
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Our country is in the midst of a loneliness epidemic, and Isabelle Hau, director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, believes this sense of
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Haspel: Flipping the script on universal child care
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Consider two neighboring towns, Potato and Potahto. Both have collected $1,000 in taxes and their goal is to ensure that all residents end the harvest
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Act 76, Vermont's version of near-universal child care, is giving family child care an overdue boost
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Chelsea Chase’s house sits on a rural road in Vermont, four miles from interstate 91. A row of cubbies filled with children’s snow boots and coats near
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President Trump’s guidance to pause federal funding created uncertainty for many. As the crisis subsides, let’s remember who lost out amid the chaos
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On Monday afternoon, the Trump administration dropped a public policy bomb: the Office of Budget and Management (OMB) released a memo directing federal
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A new coalition of early childhood research experts are collaborating to disseminate solutions to the field — starting with a focus on data. @SwartzMark reports
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“Isn't it kind of crazy that we are still asking the same questions that we asked 15 years ago?” marvels Dawn Thomas, who leads the Illinois Early
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