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It is here! Our new video on #IdealLearning environments is live, and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you ?? Creating a high-quality ideal learning environment can happen in any setting and any context — whether at home, in family- or center-based child care, or at school. Yet despite tons of research on how young children learn, most kids in the U.S. don't have access to early learning environments that support optimal cognitive, social, and emotional development from birth through age eight. In this video, visit the Friends Center for Children in New Haven, CT, and see for yourself how educators are bringing nine key principles of ideal learning environments to life. Watch, comment, and share! Allyx Schiavone Aundrea Tabbs Smith Miriam Sutton Lisa Roy Shantel Meek Bustamante Landon Osborn, LMSW Sonia Dominguez Ellicia Lanier Ellen Roche Toscha Blalock Tobi Adejumo Chrisanne Gayl Jihane Mrad #IdealLearningForAll #EarlyChildhoodEducation #Childcare #TrustForLearning #InvestInChildren #SocialImpact #ILHSN #Montessori #PublicMOntessori #ReggioEmilia #Waldorf #ToolsoftheMind #HighScope #BankStreet

“The Trump Administration’s plan to destroy the U.S. Department of Education will hurt our most vulnerable students, families, and communities,” said Chrisanne Gayl, chief strategy and policy officer at Trust for Learning.

The Century Foundation?has a new report on how the threats to Medicaid funding can have broader implications, including on child care. #Medicaid #childcare #ECE

New research out from our lab at UVa looks at the following questions: ? Are there certain ages at which Montessori education is most impactful on long-term wellbeing? ? Is longterm wellbeing impacted by completing the 3-year cycle? Link to full text in the comments!

Download NBCDI's groundbreaking paper, Afrofuturism and Systems Change: Reclaiming Mental Models for Child Well-Being. Visit www.nbcdi.org

Behind the Scenes: How Two Early Childhood Centers Bring Ideal Learning to Life In this live conversation, we’ll hear from Ellicia Lanier, Executive Director of Urban Sprouts Child Development Center, and Allyx Schiavone, Executive Director of Friends Center for Children, as they share how they bring child-centered learning to life. We will discuss: - How they apply the Principles of Ideal Learning in their practice - The different kinds of funding streams that support their programs - The intersection of ECE, early relational health, and family and educator support - How they navigate emerging challenges in a shifting political landscape Come learn about their challenges, successes, and what makes their programs truly unique. Tune in live and join the conversation–or sign up to watch the event at a later time! And if you aren't yet, sign up for our newsletter to stay updated on ideal learning in early education: https://lnkd.in/eNWk3enX

Good article from the Center for American Progress to understand the basics of #childcare in the United States, including what child care is and who needs it, why it is so expensive despite how little early educators earn, and policy solutions for the future.? #earlycareandeducation #earlyeducation #ideallearning

This Wednesday! Join us here on LinkedIn for a thought-provoking and candid conversation between Ellicia Lanier, Allyx Schiavone, and Ellen Roche. Sign up to receive reminders or to watch the event at a later time: https://lnkd.in/e4i7xJXq #ideallearning #headstart #earlycareandeducation #ECE #earlychildhoodeducation #reggio #reggioemilia #montessori #Waldorf #toolsofthemind #highscope #educare

???????? Make sure to join them if you’re at the Ohio AEYC annual conference to learn about how you can implement the Principles of Ideal Learning to empower children in their formative years and beyond! #ideallearning #ideallearningprinciples #GLCAP

You’re never too young to get out into nature ?? In our most recent edition of Finding Nature News, we explore innovative nature-based early childhood programs and a new national coalition to increase nature access for young children. “There are so many benefits to growing up with nature, especially in the early years,” says Maria Durana, Director of San Francisco Children & Nature for San Francisco Recreation and Parks. “In turn, those benefits can really have a ripple effect across families and neighborhoods and communities.” We also hear from Elizabeth Winograd, ECE Deputy Director at Low Income Investment Fund; Deja L. Jones, Honeypot Montessori founder and co-founder of the Black Educator Network; and Kathleen Doffermyre, Senior Program Officer at the George B. Storer Foundation. Click the link in our bio to hear from funders investing in early childhood education and the environment, practitioners advocating for nature-based learning, and many others who are helping young children grow up with nature. Read more here ?? https://bit.ly/418uAxq National League of Cities National Wildlife Federation Kathleen Doffermyre Trust for Learning Wildflower Schools Black Wildflowers Fund San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department Low Income Investment Fund Elizabeth Winograd Maria Durana California Native Plant Society Rebuilding Together Vera Feeny Freedom Together Foundation #FindingNatureNews #AccesstoNature #ChildrenAndNature