Posts Tagged ‘early childhood education’
Interruptions in Early Education Can Affect Development and School Readiness
Although many of us will luckily never experience the symptoms of the COVID-19 virus, many more of us will bear the burden of its ancillary effects. Because of staff and student cut-backs, schools closing completely, lack of access to materials for remote learning, and the flaws in remote learning, children and teenagers of all ages…
Read MoreWebinar Recap: How Race, Ethnicity, and Location Influence Children’s Access to Early Childhood Education (Part 3)
This is Part Three in our series about the webinar “Race and Place Matter: Head Start and CCDBG Access by Race, Ethnicity, and Location.” In Part One, we examined a study by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and found that low-income children’s access to early childhood development opportunities vary by race, ethnicity,…
Read MoreData Highlights Need for High Quality Pre-School for Everyone
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal highlights a serious issue regarding the cost of full-time daycare or preschool. In nearly half of the country, it is now more expensive to send a 4-year-old to preschool than it is to send an 18-year-old to college. According to a report from the Economic Policy Institute…
Read MoreBook Recommendation – Journeys Through Parenthood: An Educator Guides You Down the Path to Quality Child Care
I recently came across this book on social media, and after reading it I wanted to make a public recommendation for its author, Barbara Harvey. In her brief synopsis of Journeys, Harvey explains that her intention is to give parents “the information about early education which will enable them to walk into any child care…
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