How do early childhood systems actually work? And how can state-level policymakers strengthen them?
📙 Here, our #EarlyEd team talks with the author of a new book that unpacks all the answers and details why he's "optimistic" for the future.
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How do early childhood systems actually work? And how can state-level policymakers strengthen them?
📙 Here, our #EarlyEd team talks with the author of a new book that unpacks all the answers and details why he's "optimistic" for the future.
If we want a stronger Union, the Union must put its children first.
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Inspiration, community, and action at last week's Head Start Citywide Professional Development Day.
Thank you to all our amazing Head Start teachers and staff!
#HeadStart #EarlyEd #Boston
How do we introduce AI concepts to our youngest learners (K-2)? Pair them with Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)! 🦊🤖 Being a good human & understanding tech go hand-in-hand. Here are 3 ways to connect them: 🧵👇 #AILiteracy #EarlyEd
Bright futures ahead for millions! ✨ A new bill aims to significantly expand Head Start, bringing vital early education and support to 11 million children nationwide. #HeadStart #EarlyEd #ChildhoodDevelopment
Local action is powerful. Download the MomsRising Town Hall Toolkit and dive in! #WAleg #childcare #earlyed action.momsrising.org/signup/Legis...
Hutto ISD’s Pre‑K program now integrates students with disabilities, giving young learners inclusive early education and support to grow together. 👧🧑🤝🧑
👉 www.kxan.com/news/education/hutto-isd...
#Inclusion #DisabilityAwareness #EarlyEd
Local action is powerful. Download the MomsRising Town Hall Toolkit and dive in! #WAleg #childcare #earlyed action.momsrising.org/signup/Legis...
𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 | 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 | 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵
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𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴, 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵.
#wellbeing #leadership #management #EngChat #ELAChat #MathChat #SciChat #ScienceEd #EarlyEd #ElemChat
WA State! Quick & easy action to boost our littlest learners sign in "PRO" for HB 2159: Establishing the Pre-K Promise Account #waleg #earlyed app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add
Welcome to a new year!
Here, our #EarlyEd team is already thinking about the next 12 months: how will states adjust their spending in response to tighter budgets and federal cuts? What's the future of Head Start? The future of #SpecialEd?
🔮 Read our predictions (and hopes!) for 2026.
A new @hechingerreport.org collection of stories looks at how education changed during the first year of the second Trump administration. hechingerreport.org/how-educatio... Thanks to the many people who labored to put this insightful work together. #education #college #highered #K12 #earlyed
Rob Reiner in a very real way helped to pave the mainstream conversations we have now about funding #earlyed and investing in children. Our field owes him a debt of gratitude. What a terrible loss.
From 2018:
www.k12dive.com/news/how-fil...
#education #earlyed #earlyedchat #earlyyears #educational
Christmas snuffles?
'Humphrey's Hum': a gentle story about feeling 'under the weather'
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'An absolute delight'
'Heartwarming'
#education #earlyed #earlyedchat #earlyyears #educational
Christmas snuffles?
'Humphrey's Hum': a gentle story about feeling 'under the weather'
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tinyurl.com/56fk4nhn
'...delightful read...beautiful illustrations...enchantingly interwoven wit...'
Was recently interviewed by The Voice of Early Childhood! Hope you'll listen to "Why play? - How to make play an essential part of early education!" You'll find it here: thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/why-play-how... #ECE #earlyed #play #WhyPlay
If, for some reason, you would like to experience that #EarlyEd interview which I heard this morning, take a look at this auto-generated toot and click the link therein.
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Listening to my Mayor being interviewed on CBC’s local morning drive show is an exercise in frustration. Fairly clearly, not just for me, but also for host Stephen Quinn. When asked a simple question where a response of ‘yes/no’ would be best, we get a monologue of […]
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#Montessori #ExecutiveFunction #EarlyEd #CognitiveScience #FutureOfEducation
A major concern is childcare quality. Studies from Quebec suggest universal programs could lead to negative effects like increased aggression & anxiety in children. This highlights the critical need for high standards. #EarlyEd 4/6
New report: Connecticut’s early childhood system is evolving, but instability remains.
Providers face low wages & families navigate a fragmented system.
2028: Free child care for families earning under $100K.
#EarlyEd #ChildCare #CTPolicy
📘New report from CalTog + EL-WIN:
How can CA build a Universal Pre-K workforce that reflects its multilingual learners?
🔹Central Valley “Grow Your Own” models
🔹Spanish ECE certificate programs
🔹7 big policy recommendations
🔗Read: buff.ly/eIEPXZM
#MultilingualEd #UPK #EarlyEd #EquityInEd
Fantastic news for Washington families! 🎉 A former Microsoft CEO's philanthropy will donate up to $170M annually to fund free preschool across the state, opening doors for thousands of young learners. #FreePreschoolWA #EarlyEd #GoodNews
Promotional graphic for upcoming webinar titled "Revisiting Head Start as a Cornerstone for Early Learning & Development: Emerging Challenges & Opportunities" on November 4, 2025 at 3pm
Starting tomorrow, nearly 60,000 students across 41 states could lose access to #HeadStart.
🚨🖍️🚨
NEXT WEEK, our #EarlyEd expert @carriegill.bsky.social will discuss why these critical programs are an essential part of the early learning ecosystem.
...and why we should expand and fully fund them.
Teach positional words all year with Bat Storymats! 🦇 Kids move, feel, and say: over, under, beside. Kinesthetic + tactile + verbal practice = faster mastery + smiles. Perfect for centers or circle time. #EarlyEd #HandsOnLearning #SLP #Literacy
🔔 STARTING SOON!
This afternoon, we'll bring together #EarlyEd researchers to discuss how screens and #AI are reshaping childhood—and how they are affecting how kids are taught to read.
Meet us downtown or sign on to our livestream at 2:30pm ET!
🔗 www.newamerica.org/conference/g...
New from Laura Roush: www.bamradionetwork.com/the-art-of-s... #ECE #earlyed #earlychildhood
#education #earlyed #earlyedchat #earlyyears #educational #preschool #toddlers #literacy #ECE #baby #kids
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Reminder: Applications for #BankStreet’s Early Childhood Policy Fellowship are due on October 31. Learn more and apply now to join our fourth cohort: www.bankstreet.edu/our-work-wit... #earlyed #ECE