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Parents paying for child care know all too well about the findings from Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2010 Update--paying for child care is VERY expensive! Published by the National Association of Child Care Resource &...

The Economist has published a fascinating article on the origins of literacy. It discusses research by a  a cognitive neuroscientist that suggests because reading is a relatively new skill in human development, the brain has to unlearn older, more developed survival...

The Obama Administration's blueprint for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) includes supporting early learning. The report begins with this quote: "It will be the goal of this administration to ensure that every child has access to a...

There is an excellent article in The American Prospect, titled Literacy Begins at Birth. It's an essential read for anyone who cares about early education policy. Here's the lead: Early childhood education has become the public-policy bobblehead of our time....

Next time you are in a grocery store, in a bank or a post office with your young child, grandchild or friend of the family, think about the routine errand as a field trip or a backdrop to teach...

A new report calls for moving the starting point for public education from five years old to three years old. According to the authors, “This report envisions a transformation of our education system into one that serves children starting at...

A new paper by the National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education looks at the role of teacher and classroom characteristics in promoting children’s learning and Development. According to the authors, “For decades, researchers have tried to identify...

This video from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (developingchild.harvard.edu) features Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Harvard School of Public Health, and Harvard Medical School addressing...

The earliest years of childhood are critical. Experiences during this time literally shape the structure of the brain. The brain of a child who has had positive early childhood experiences looks different from one who has not.  Science also...