First Five Nebraska is an initiative of Early Futures Partnership
First Five Nebraska is an initiative of Early Futures Partnership
A study of 840 children over two years has identified eight teacher actions that had the largest effect on students' success in preschool and preparation for kindergarten.
A new study shows that the benefits of Head Start extend decades later to children whose parents participated in the early childhood program in the 1960s.
Harvard University researchers are embarking on a longitudinal study to learn how informal and formal child care environments affect how children learn and grow.
The more time children under age 2 spend playing with smart phones, tablets, electronic games and other handheld screens, the more likely they are to begin talking later, according to research presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in May.
“Number talk” at home is a key predictor of children’s math achievement in school, yet many parents don’t speak enough about numbers with their children.
Mobile technology and the ability to receive work email and other communication around the clock has blurred the lines between work and home for many parents.
The long-term results of the Abecedarian Project show a clear economic benefit when children at risk receive enriched early care and education.
Father’s Day is a time to pause and think about the many ways that dads make a difference in their children’s lives.
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.
A new study finds that children with larger oral vocabularies by age 2 arrived at kindergarten better prepared academically and behaviorally than their peers.
Research from Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is the first to demonstrate the connection between African American preschoolers’ oral narrative abilities and development of their early reading skills. Iheoma Iruka of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute was one of the researchers.
Kindergarten requires a unique approach to teaching that merges the education styles of preschool and the primary grades.