First Five Nebraska is an initiative of Early Futures Partnership
First Five Nebraska is an initiative of Early Futures Partnership
For two days this week, Nebraska attorneys, judges, caseworkers, home visitors, early childhood educators and others who work from prevention to intervention came together for the first time to discuss and learn about improving outcomes for our youngest children.
Father’s Day is a time to pause and think about the many ways that dads make a difference in their children’s lives.
This is the first in a series of blog posts by Nebraska's term-limited senators. We thank them for their dedication and service to Nebraska. In this post, Senator Beau McCoy looks back at his eight years representing District 39.
Looking for a family-friendly adventure? Check out the 2016 Nebraska Passport program.
New video from Dr. James Heckman addresses claims that the benefits children gain from high-quality early education diminish over time.
Have you registered for the Nebraska Young Child Institute? The statewide conference for multidisciplinary professionals to connect on issues to improve the outcome of young children is set for June 27-28 in Kearney.
Mothers’ support during children's preschool years is linked to robust growth in the area of the brain involved in learning, memory and stress response.
Our Legislative Highlights report summarizes bills affecting the early learning and development of our state's youngest learners.
The Week of the Young Child is a time to focus on what we can do to create environments that meet the needs of young children at risk to promote their early learning and lay a foundation for lifelong success.
Falls City, Kearney, North Platte, Chadron, Sidney and Gering receive new Sixpence grants to create School-Child Care Partnerships that will serve nearly 600 infants and toddlers, more than half are at risk of arriving at school prepared to learn.
Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) has reintroduced the Strong Families Act that would offer employers incentives to voluntarily provide paid family or medical leave to their employees.
Babies’ brains are not little sponges waiting for someone to pour information into them. They are built during the earliest years through very specific kinds of interactions.