Covering Early ChildhoodHere & Now's coverage of early childhood, from education to child care.Climate change is here, but your child likely isn't learning much about it at schoolMore than half of adults see climate change as a major threat to the country's well-being. But most states don't require kids to learn about it in school.Play10:59May 23, 2023How a baby's early experiences can shape their health later in lifeResearchers are learning more about how these early influences can impact a child's immune, metabolic, and cardiovascular systems as they get older.Play05:43May 23, 2023Advertisement 'A basic human right': Seattle aims to address race disparity in drowning deathsChildren of color face multiple barriers when it comes to learning how to swim — and the impact of those barriers can be fatal.Play09:38May 11, 2023Military spouses often feel overwhelmed and alone. A new pilot program aims to helpThese parents face obstacle after obstacle — from struggling to secure a job to finding child care — because they constantly uproot their families as military assignments change.Play10:49May 11, 2023What makes child care providers awesome: Parents share their appreciationPreschool teachers, as well as daycare providers and nannies, don't always get the recognition, respect or pay that K-12 educators receive.Play05:34May 9, 2023A Day Without Child Care: Daycares plan to close for protests MondayMore than 700 child care providers are shutting down for the day in at least 20 states.Play09:40May 8, 2023Biden's 'historic' child care order: What's in it?Advocates are calling it historic and a good first step in the absence of Congressional action.Play05:03Apr 19, 2023Black Maternal Health care in 'crisis.' What's the solution?Black women in the U.S. are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. Experts point to systemic racism and inequities as the cause.Play05:28Apr 14, 2023AI may discriminate against parents with disabilities, new investigation showsThe investigation looks into how the child welfare system in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, uses AI to predict which children could be at risk of harm.Play08:14Apr 13, 2023Parents and families, we want to know why your child care provider rocksThe workers and teachers who care for children from birth to five have long been essential. But they rarely get the recognition, respect or pay that K-12 educators receive.Apr 11, 2023Why so many kids with autism get expelled from preschoolA new study finds that about one in six kids with autism are expelled from preschool and daycares. Play05:45Apr 11, 2023Child care crisis: Teachers love kids, but ‘need to be able to sustain ourselves’When families stayed home in 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, child care centers faced layoffs. Three years later, the labor force has yet to fully recover.Play08:08Mar 23, 2023Another child care crisis: Diaper affordabilitySeveral states are weighing solutions to one factor in the child care crisis: Diapers.Play06:01Mar 6, 2023Montana Republicans consider launching new child tax credit — but there's a catchLawmakers in deep-red Montana are weighing whether to give cash to families struggling to pay the bills. But some parents are being left out.Play05:21Feb 16, 2023Study finds wealthy Black families fare worse on maternal, infant health than poorest white familiesA new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds racial health disparities around motherhood impact Black women regardless of income.Play05:41Feb 13, 2023Congressman – and first time dad – says men need to step up on child care solutionsA new report shows that there are potentially 3.6 million families in the U.S. who need child care but can't find any.Play10:58Feb 9, 2023'Growing our kids to become advanced thinkers': Media literacy as a tool against misinformationIn New Jersey, officials are looking to a new generation to help stop the spread of misinformation and the damage it causes. Play10:32Jan 19, 2023New Mexico's early childhood secretary reflects on priorities for supporting the child care workforceA new infusion of cash is going to programs that help little ones and their caregivers after voters approved a constitutional amendment in November.Play06:56Jan 17, 2023Children under 3 years old have only known life in a pandemic. How can Congress help?Babies, toddlers and their caregivers are facing more and more challenges when it comes to health and economic security.Play05:07Jan 5, 2023California joins several states covering doula services for low-income mothers and babiesAdvocates say one way to address the high rate of maternal deaths in the U.S. is to increase support for pregnant people and their families. One approach is to expand...Play09:30Jan 3, 2023Next Page
Climate change is here, but your child likely isn't learning much about it at schoolMore than half of adults see climate change as a major threat to the country's well-being. But most states don't require kids to learn about it in school.Play10:59May 23, 2023
How a baby's early experiences can shape their health later in lifeResearchers are learning more about how these early influences can impact a child's immune, metabolic, and cardiovascular systems as they get older.Play05:43May 23, 2023
'A basic human right': Seattle aims to address race disparity in drowning deathsChildren of color face multiple barriers when it comes to learning how to swim — and the impact of those barriers can be fatal.Play09:38May 11, 2023
Military spouses often feel overwhelmed and alone. A new pilot program aims to helpThese parents face obstacle after obstacle — from struggling to secure a job to finding child care — because they constantly uproot their families as military assignments change.Play10:49May 11, 2023
What makes child care providers awesome: Parents share their appreciationPreschool teachers, as well as daycare providers and nannies, don't always get the recognition, respect or pay that K-12 educators receive.Play05:34May 9, 2023
A Day Without Child Care: Daycares plan to close for protests MondayMore than 700 child care providers are shutting down for the day in at least 20 states.Play09:40May 8, 2023
Biden's 'historic' child care order: What's in it?Advocates are calling it historic and a good first step in the absence of Congressional action.Play05:03Apr 19, 2023
Black Maternal Health care in 'crisis.' What's the solution?Black women in the U.S. are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. Experts point to systemic racism and inequities as the cause.Play05:28Apr 14, 2023
AI may discriminate against parents with disabilities, new investigation showsThe investigation looks into how the child welfare system in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, uses AI to predict which children could be at risk of harm.Play08:14Apr 13, 2023
Parents and families, we want to know why your child care provider rocksThe workers and teachers who care for children from birth to five have long been essential. But they rarely get the recognition, respect or pay that K-12 educators receive.Apr 11, 2023
Why so many kids with autism get expelled from preschoolA new study finds that about one in six kids with autism are expelled from preschool and daycares. Play05:45Apr 11, 2023
Child care crisis: Teachers love kids, but ‘need to be able to sustain ourselves’When families stayed home in 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, child care centers faced layoffs. Three years later, the labor force has yet to fully recover.Play08:08Mar 23, 2023
Another child care crisis: Diaper affordabilitySeveral states are weighing solutions to one factor in the child care crisis: Diapers.Play06:01Mar 6, 2023
Montana Republicans consider launching new child tax credit — but there's a catchLawmakers in deep-red Montana are weighing whether to give cash to families struggling to pay the bills. But some parents are being left out.Play05:21Feb 16, 2023
Study finds wealthy Black families fare worse on maternal, infant health than poorest white familiesA new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds racial health disparities around motherhood impact Black women regardless of income.Play05:41Feb 13, 2023
Congressman – and first time dad – says men need to step up on child care solutionsA new report shows that there are potentially 3.6 million families in the U.S. who need child care but can't find any.Play10:58Feb 9, 2023
'Growing our kids to become advanced thinkers': Media literacy as a tool against misinformationIn New Jersey, officials are looking to a new generation to help stop the spread of misinformation and the damage it causes. Play10:32Jan 19, 2023
New Mexico's early childhood secretary reflects on priorities for supporting the child care workforceA new infusion of cash is going to programs that help little ones and their caregivers after voters approved a constitutional amendment in November.Play06:56Jan 17, 2023
Children under 3 years old have only known life in a pandemic. How can Congress help?Babies, toddlers and their caregivers are facing more and more challenges when it comes to health and economic security.Play05:07Jan 5, 2023
California joins several states covering doula services for low-income mothers and babiesAdvocates say one way to address the high rate of maternal deaths in the U.S. is to increase support for pregnant people and their families. One approach is to expand...Play09:30Jan 3, 2023
