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The Hechinger Report: "Research that Stanford University’s Center on Early Childhood conducted on Thriving Providers shows that the predictable funds allow early educators to pay off debts and buy food; in some cases, it’s the difference between keeping their businesses open or closed."

"...in partnership with Stanford University’s RAPID Survey Project, Whatcom County Health and Community Services surveyed more than 600 caregivers of children under age 6. Families said they love raising their children in this community but that affordability, housing instability and lack of developmental support pose major challenges."

The 74: " One out of three caregivers and child care providers of young children have reported noticing the impact of immigration enforcement activities in their community, according to the RAPID Survey Project at the Stanford Center on Early Childhood."

The national RAPID survey collected data from more than 1,700 parents of young children across the United States about their experiences with extreme weather.

"The recent detention of a mother at San Francisco International Airport, in full view of her young child, underscores a growing reality in California and across the country," write Philip Fisher, PhD, Joan Lombardi, PhD and Nat Kendall-Taylor, PhD.

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“When people look at parents that might be struggling or kids that might be struggling, I think too often they look just within the bubble of the family rather than looking at the context around children,” said SCEC Director Philip Fisher.

The results from RAPID Surveys in Onondaga County, NY, are in.

"CTData Collaborative, The Connecticut Project and the Stanford Center on Early Childhood partnered to conduct the survey of 1,163 caregivers in 137 towns in the state in late 2024."

The medical profession can do more to help ensure children are ready for school, says Stanford professor and pediatrician Dr. Lisa Chamberlain, who is also the associate director of the Stanford Center on Early Childhood.

LAist: "EdTrust-West looked at parent survey data from the Stanford Center on Early Childhood, and found Black parents and caregivers were most likely to list wanting to keep their kids in their current child care arrangement as the primary reason they don’t enroll their child in TK."

The Mind, Experiences, and Language (MEL) Lab will study how dance supports executive function, emotional regulation and resilience in early childhood. Led by Monica Ellwood-Lowe, faculty at the Stanford Center on Early Childhood.

"Families at all income levels reported increasing difficulties with meeting basic needs, suggesting that the problem may extend beyond affordability alone," writes Managing Director Abigail Stewart-Kahn in this commentary for PACE.

EdWeek: "Of those interviewed, 100% of teachers, 89% of administrators, 87% of parents, and 85% of behavior support specialists were aware of at least one exclusionary practice."