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The Collaboration Joins the #CareConstellation Cohort!

The Collaboration Joins the #CareConstellation Cohort!

by Sophie Grimes | Oct 28, 2021 | Equity, Impact, News, Videos

“The vision for the future is simple and straightforward…enhancements to our current child care system can clear a path for Black boys to succeed at the same rate as other children.” We have some big news to announce: The Collaboration for Early Childhood...
How to Talk to Your Child about the News

How to Talk to Your Child about the News

by Sophie Grimes | Jan 20, 2021 | Families, News, Partners, Videos

This is the second of our three-part resource series. Read the first post here: Continue Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy — Talk to Your Child. Maybe you have been thinking about talking to your child about a difficult news report you saw together. Maybe...

New Research on Early Childhood Investment

by Collaboration Staff | Dec 22, 2016 | Data, Families, Impact, Media, News, Videos

New Research on Early Childhood Investment Nobel Laureate James Heckman has recently released new research showing that investing in high-quality child care for children from birth to age 5 shows tremendous benefits for both the children and parents 30 years later. He...

Importance of Relationships (Video)

by Collaboration Staff | Jun 24, 2015 | Families, Providers, Videos

Importance of Relationships (Video) This 5-minute video describes the need to focus on building the capabilities of caregivers and strengthening the communities that together form the environment of relationships essential to children’s lifelong learning, health, and...

Professor James Heckman: Investing in Early Childhood (Video)

by Collaboration Staff | Nov 1, 2012 | Research, Videos

Professor James Heckman: Investing in Early Childhood...

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