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Experts say federal funding cuts represent threat to families
The Alamanac: "We know policy can make a difference," says Stanford researcher.
April 15, 2025
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Caring for Children in Lower-SES Contexts: Recognizing Parents' Agency, Adaptivity & Resourcefulness
Co-authored by postdoctoral scholar Meriah DeJoseph and doctoral student Gabriel Reyes.
March 28, 2025
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Sensitive Periods: A Flux Society Podcast | Strength-based approaches in developmental cognitive neuroscience
Postdoctoral scholar Meriah DeJoseph was a guest on Sensitive Periods: A Flux Society Podcast, where she spoke about the importance of strength-based approaches.
March 28, 2025
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When a hurricane washes away a region’s child care system
Hechinger Report: "...61 percent of parents and 57 percent of caregivers of children under the age of 6 said they had experienced at least one extreme weather event since 2022."
March 25, 2025
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Racial/ethnic wealth gaps and material hardship disparities among U.S. households with young children: An investigation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Using RAPID Survey data, this study examines material hardship disparities and factors that may contribute to racial/ethnic wealth gaps among U.S. families with young children.
January 30, 2025
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Applying an Indigenous Connectedness Framework to Examine Environmental Risk and Protective Factors for Urban American Indian Children’s Executive Function Development
Authored by Alexis Merculief, SCEC Postdoctoral Fellow
December 17, 2024
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Who's Watching the Kids?
"Nearly 45 percent of childcare providers said the quality of the care they offer has been affected by pandemic-related stressors," according to the RAPID Survey Project.
December 03, 2024
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The cost of not investing in the next 1000 days: implications for policy and practice
Co-authored by SCEC Senior Advisor Joan Lombardi, this paper summarizes the benefits and costs of key strategies to support children's development between ages 2-5.
November 19, 2024
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The cost of not investing in the next 1000 days: implications for policy and practice
Co-authored by SCEC Associate Director Jelena Obradović, this paper focuses on the transition to the next 1000 days of the life course (from 2-5 years).
November 18, 2024
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Parents are stressed and overwhelmed. They need help
San Francisco Chronicle: "Nearly half of California’s parents with children younger than 6 are experiencing material hardship, according to the RAPID Survey Project..."
November 18, 2024
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Integrating community health workers in early childhood well-child care: a statement from the Pediatric Academic Societies Maternal Child Health: First 1,000 days Special Interest Group
Co-authored by Dr. Lisa Chamberlain, Associate Director of the Stanford Center on Early Childhood.
November 04, 2024
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How a caring teacher can make or break school for young students
“I’m not sure there is anything as important for young children than feeling comfortable with the teacher,” said Deborah Stipek, an expert in early childhood education at Stanford
November 04, 2024
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How Research Can Help Us Better Understand and Support Early Childhood Educators
Black Press USA: The study by the Stanford Center on Early Childhood will seek to understand the ways CDA has impacted the early childhood workforce.
October 30, 2024
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Council for Professional Recognition Selects the Stanford Center on Early Childhood to Conduct Major Research into the Impact of the Child Development Associate Credential
he study will seek to understand the ways the CDA has impacted the early childhood workforce.
October 25, 2024
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Resource scarcities: Parents of young kids struggle with basic needs
LAist: "More than 70% of parents in L.A. County with children under 6 are struggling to meet a basic need like food, housing, utilities, or childcare..."
October 22, 2024
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Seeing Families Beyond the Numbers
Cristi Carman, director of the RAPID Survey Project, and SCEC director Philip Fisher talk about how to turn data into stories on the latest Reach Out and Read podcast.
October 15, 2024
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New Stanford initiative aims to close a culture gap in measuring kids’ foundational skills
A global network led by Stanford education professor Jelena Obradović works to help promote executive function skills in children around the world.
October 08, 2024
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School Suspension and Expulsion: Policy Statement
SCEC and School of Medicine faculty member Dr. Ryan Padrez is a senior author on a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
October 02, 2024
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SCEC Senior Advisor Moderates Early Years Investment Panel
Joan Lombardi, PhD, moderated a panel on Sept. 25 at the Act for Early Years symposium in New York City. The topic: Catalyzing early years investment.
September 29, 2024
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Securing the Foundation: Ushering in a New Era of Opportunity to Support Young Children, Families, and Communities
Joan Lombardi, Ph.D, gives recommendations to address six important opportunities by investing in policies to build the economy and support families.
September 26, 2024