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The Case for Better Compensation of Early Educators
Despite the immense importance of their work, early childhood educators often face inadequate compensation and undervaluation in society.
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Yes, Mental Health Includes Babies
The perinatal period and a baby's first few years of life are critical for lifelong mental health.
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The Best Early Childhood Conferences of 2025
Looking for the best early childhood conferences in 2025? Discover must-attend events for educators, caregivers, and child development experts.
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Early Childhood Attachment Styles: What Parents and Professionals Should Know
Attachments are strong emotional bonds between two humans, and babies and toddlers form multiple ones with the various key people in their lives. These connections happen between infants and their caregivers, parents, siblings, and others they interact with. Developmental experts use this understanding of early attachments to comprehend how early childhood relationships form lifelong perceptions and behaviors in future connections.
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Early Relational Health and IECMH: What do they mean?
Experts weigh in on the relationship between the terms Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) and Early Relational Health (ERH).
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The Baby Brain Map: Your Guide to Early Brain Development
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Problem Solvers: A Free Preschool STEM Curriculum
Children can learn about math, science and engineering through everyday play. Download our complete preschool and early STEM curriculum, activity guide and songs.
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What do mental health issues in young children look like?
Babies and toddlers can and do suffer from mental health problems caused by trauma, neglect, biological factors, or environmental situations.
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Maternal Mental Health and Prenatal Brain Development: A Proven Link
Various factors can contribute to poor maternal mental health and research shows that impacts babies even before they are born.
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22 Statistics You Need to Know About Childhood Brain Development
The first three years of a child’s life are the most pivotal, and also the most vulnerable when it comes to childhood brain development.
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What does trauma do to a baby’s brain?
Trauma can greatly impact the developing and vulnerable minds of young children aged 0-3. However, the impact of trauma can vary depending on some key factors.
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New Data on the Health and Well-Being of Early Childhood Educators
Explore recent data on an array of factors showing the pandemic’s impact on early childhood educator well-being.
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Nurturing the Nurturer: Elevating Educator Well-Being and Competencies Through Comprehensive Wellness Programs
Researchers across six universities tested intervention models that target improving Early Head Start and Head Start educators' well-being, higher classroom quality and improved child outcomes.
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What is quality child care?
Explore these expert perspectives that address what it takes to build a system where quality child care is a guarantee.
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Buzzwords Explained: Breaking Down Common Terms in the Early Childhood Field
In this series, ZERO TO THREE's subject matter experts tackle common terms and topics in the early childhood field.
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Why is child care so expensive?
The cost of infant-toddler care is a significant concern for many families across the country. Here are the top five reasons why child care is so expensive.
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How do infants translate sounds to language?
The journey from sounds to language is an intricate process that begins in infancy. Learn about the ways infants begin to translate sounds to language.
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