The college’s preschool offers psychology students hands-on research on child development and aims to model effective early childhood education.

In my previous posts, we explored why summer feels so boring for kids and why traditional activity lists often make the problem worse. Today, I want to dive deeper into what child-led learning ...

The World Bank drives early childhood development globally through financing, policy, and partnerships to boost health, learning, and equity.

When it comes to learning, it’s not age but our brain’s plasticity that determines our lifelong learning curve. The ability to learn is closely tied to the brain’s development and its inherent ...

The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...

University of Rochester graduate student Yifan Li (left) and undergraduate Wenyao Gao ’26 test the Tabletop Interactive Play System (TIPS), which uses augmented reality and artificial intelligence to ...

Kids love to do things on repeat. The same books read over and over, the same games, the same questions. It can be exhausting for parents, but researchers say repetition is key to childhood learning.

Many parents enroll their children in lessons, but what happens at home determines how much a child truly grows musically. The environment, encouragement, and habits cultivated outside formal ...

So far, 2025 has been a horror year for early education and care. Much of the recent media and political coverage about childcare has focused on safety. This is understandable, given the numerous, ...

Children’s experiences during early years form the foundation for their development. For many children in Canada and across the globe, these early experiences include substantial exposure to early ...