- Jenny Portillo-Nacu
Home-based childcare programs are an important part of the mixed-delivery early childhood education system. Outside of parental care, home-based, also known as family childcare, is the most commonly used primary care arrangement. Partnering with home-based childcare professionals is a critical component of supporting kindergarten readiness for all children. The River...
- David Jacobson
A task force of social scientists from Brookings and Duke University has produced a consensus statement on what we know about the effects of pre-kindergarten. Brookings introduces the statement and a report on the current...
- David Jacobson
From today’s New York Times: “As many American parents know, hiring care for young children during the workday is punishingly expensive, costing the typical family about a third of its income. Helping parents pay...
- David Jacobson
As Paul Reville says, “What we actually have now is a felicitous dovetailing of our moral obligations and our economic imperatives.” Here is another case in point countering the idea that all social services discourage...
- David Jacobson
Late last week I posted a new version of a theory of action and 7 principles for P-3 Community Partnerships. The aim of the piece is to help clarify the important role P-3 partnerships can...
- David Jacobson
From Chalkbeat: “The launch of Pre-K for All led to improved health outcomes for low-income children. That’s according to researchers at New York University who analyzed Medicaid data for New York City children who were...
- David Jacobson
This post updates a theory of action and 7 associated principles that I first posted last year. I’ve revised a few of the principles, and the principles line up with the graphics much more clearly...