Category Archives: Policy

Hillary Clinton and Pritzker Family Foundation

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Cerena Figueroa

Have you heard the news? In the last week, Early Childhood has made a big splash in the news with the vocal support of Hillary Clinton in “Too Small to Fail” and the Pritzker Family Foundation $20 million investment in … Continue reading →

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Innovative 5 minute video highlighting the importance of building adult capacities to improve child outcomes

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Cerena Figueroa

It's only 5 minutes! Take five minutes and watch this informative video from the Frontiers of Innovation at Harvard University as they discuss the importance of building adult capacities to improve child outcomes. Adults- both parents and those that care … Continue reading →

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TED talk: Nancy Carlsson-Paige- “When Education Goes Wrong: Taking the Creativity and Play out of Learning”

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Cerena Figueroa

In her TedTalk, "When Education Goes Wrong: Taking the Creativity and Play out of Learning", Nancy Carlsson-Paige from Lesley University shares this message: "When we watch children play, we understand how central play is to healthy development — to children’s … Continue reading →

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Universal Preschool- What does that really entail?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Cerena Figueroa

Featured in EdSource, Mancy Whitebook article "Staffing a Universal Preschool Program Will be No Small Task," proposes possible implications involved with implementing Obama's universal preschool program.  Take a look at the article. Do you agree with her beliefs regarding early … Continue reading →

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Stay Informed: National Association for the Education of Young Children: Call to Action for the 113th Congress

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Cerena Figueroa

NAEYC’s policy recommendations address the key opportunities at the federal level for a well-financed, high-quality continuum of early childhood education, supporting children (from birth through age eight) and early childhood professionals across all settings. For access to the article–click here: http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/2013CalltoAction.pdf … Continue reading →

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From ReadyNation: STEM and Early Childhood

Posted on April 3, 2013 by pdi

ReadyNation.org has posted a new brief about the importance of quality Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) preparation in the early years. Visit ReadyNation.org or Download the PDF of the brief Then make sure to come back and let us … Continue reading →

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From WNYC’s Schoolbook: Pre-K in NYC is Expanding

Posted on March 11, 2013 by pdi

Access to Pre-Kindergarten is expanding in NYC, which is great news. Read more at WNYC's Schoolbook: http://www.schoolbook.org/2013/03/05/pre-k-aligned-to-common-core-still-pretty-fun/

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The New York Times Asks: Is Public Preschool a Smart Investment?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by pdi

I think you know what PDI's answer would be! Read voices from select contributors on the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/02/25/is-public-preschool-a-smart-investment

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Sherry Cleary interview with a focus on ECE and QUALITYStarsNY

Posted on January 9, 2013 by peter.sohn

PDI’s Executive Director, Sherry Cleary, spoke with Susan Arbetter on a recent edition of “Capitol Pressroom,” a radio program broadcast on WCNY. Their discussion (click here to hear it!) about early childhood and QUALITYstarsNY might interest you.

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Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Education

Posted on November 5, 2012 by kelly.burnes

Perspective – Thoughts from the Field Nancy Carlsson-Paige was recently featured on CNN’s Schools of Thought with her piece: My view: Obama, Romney need to know one thing about early childhood education – start over. If you haven’t read it, … Continue reading →

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