Addressing Impacts of COVID-19 on Children, Families, Educators, and ECE Systems
A new project between New America and EducationCounsel illustrates the impact of COVID-19 on Children, Families, Educators, and ECE Systems.
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New Study Points to Early Childhood Mental Health Consultations as an Important Tool for Addressing Challenging Behavior
Children showed statistically significant improvement in their social and emotional skills after the mental health consultations took place
How California Schools Should Welcome Kindergartners Post Pandemic
Data show the state’s 4 and 5-year-olds have missed a critical year of school. Experts say fall 2021 can’t be business as usual.
Q&A with Dana Suskind and John List on Why Some Early Childhood Interventions Lose Impact at Scale
The science of scaling-up model early childhood education programs for population-level benefits
Valuing Family Child Care Providers: Supporting Organizing, Empowerment, and Prosperity
Family child care providers have been organizing for decades, but it has been difficult to secure collective bargaining rights
Study of Louisiana’s Unique QRIS Suggests Improvements in Early Ed Quality
This study suggests that Louisiana's targeted investments in quality, focused on teacher-child interactions, were impactful.
Oregon Could be the Next State to Address Exclusionary Discipline in Early Education
16 states and DC have banned or limited the use of suspension and expulsion for young children. Oregon could be next to join their ranks.
Forum and Report Highlight New Measure of Digital Inequality: Being Under-Connected
Two key themes emerged from the forum: Pay attention to whether families are "under-connected." And support human-based connectivity too.
California Moves Toward Universal Pre-K
The work to build universal pre-K in California has been a long time coming.
How Can the Federal Government Improve Early Educator Compensation?
With public attention and policymakers focused on child care, there is a window of opportunity to pursue bold reforms around compensation.
To Build High-Quality Universal Pre-K, Invest in Community-Based Providers
This blog post presents ideas for how to strengthen community-based pre-K programs in a universal pre-K system.