It’s About Helping Every Child to Learn

This fall I began working with a local child care center that agreed to use the WoW Kits Terrific Topics curriculum materials to promote language and social skills in a small group of children with a variety of developmental delays. The group is made up of 8 children who are pulled from their regular classrooms [...]

Home Visits Boost Learning Outcomes

Home visits are a great way to make a connection with families and ease a child’s transition into preschool, but did you know that regular home visits throughout the year can boost child learning outcomes?
A recent study by the New Hampshire Parent Information and Resource Center (PIRC) compared learning outcomes of children whose families were [...]

Viewing Babies as Social Beings

In a recent article in YC Magazine, Dr. Mary McMullen of Indiana University discovers that 21st century babies are much more social than child development researchers had previously thought possible.
According to the article, half of all babies in the US under 9 months spend a portion of their day in a group care setting. Such [...]

New Findings About Bullying: Victim Patterns Start Early

Bullying is a big issue in schools. We typically think of it as a problem that begins in the  upper elementary grades, but a recent article in Preschool Matters, a publication of the National Institute for Early Education and Research (NIEER) shows that the behavior patterns that make a child more likely to become a [...]

Preschool is a Smart Investment

Economists are now the latest champions of early childhood education. Minneapolis Federal Reserve Economist, Art Rolnick, and colleague, Rob Grunweals,  recently co-authored a paper that found that government money spent on early childhood development yielded an extraordinary return. In it they argue that preschool is a smart investment of public funds.
One of the most productive [...]