This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A study from the CASJE (Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education) at George Washington University, reveals insights about the connection between Jewish early care and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • John King and Myra Jones-Taylor explain how certain policy changes could give babies and toddlers a better start in life. • How can funders help to shape…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author talks with Carol Austin, executive director of First Up, who offers insight into the necessary solutions that are needed to improve early childhood education during COVID-19. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • How much time should kids spend exploring the outdoors? How much time should kids spend working on academics? Conor Williams explains that there are no clear…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More investments in early childhood development are needed. This guide provides 13 specific, tested, early childhood investment opportunities donors can pursue immediately to make positive impacts. Strengthen public systems of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lillian Mongeau reveals the impending dangers of losing vital child care services from economic and public health shocks related to the coronavirus. • How can you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Andres S. Bustamante suggest COVID-19 may be teaching us something about paying preschool teachers more fairly. • With bipartisan support for paying preschool…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND Corporation conducted a study examining the risk factors that explain disadvantaged children underperforming in school and ways to mitigate these challenges through early childhood care and education. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stay-at-home orders have put a strain on early childhood education programs that are unable to move to online platforms or provide distance learning. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As COVID-19 stretches into multiple weeks, families with younger children struggle to get the supplies they need and find support systems that can help alleviate burdens. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cassie Walker Burke reports that the state of Illinois will pay all but $1 for the child care of the children of essential workers during the coronavirus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Prenatal-to-Three Policy Impact Center is an early childhood research-to-policy initiative based in the University of Texas at Austin that will review state policies that impact infants…