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5 Takeaways from the National Research Conference on Early Childhood 2022 (NRCEC2022)

July 14, 2022
Camille Sullivan
Early Childhood Assessments, Education, Health Care, News, Policy
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The National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC) from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) was held virtually on June 27-29, 2022. This conference, held every two years, displays the most innovative and timely early childhood research among a…

South Carolina is Home to Innovative Investments that Help Children Start Strong and Benefit Society

by Paul Dworkin, MD, Founding Director, Help Me Grow National Center; Executive Vice President for Community Child Health, Connecticut Children's Medical Center; and Institute for Child Success board member; and Desmond Kelly, MD, Chief Medical Research Officer for Prisma Health;…

New Paper: From Health Care to Education, the Early Childhood Workforce Is in Crisis

January 10, 2022
Megan Carolan
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As an organization, ICS focuses on the systems that support young children and their families to help them thrive, spanning health care, child welfare, and early care and education. In order to deliver on the promise of these investments, we…

Pairing Child Care with Business Needs is No Child’s Play

October 21, 2021
Megan Carolan
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Child care is having a public reckoning right now, fueled by the shifting employment landscape as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, and a labor market that gives potential employees more options. Child care centers have reported challenges in finding…

Children & COVID

August 31, 2021
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3-part blog series Children & COVID – Part 1: Making Sense of Rates and Vaccination The summer 2021 surge in COVID-19 cases, despite widespread vaccination in the U.S., is particularly concerning for those focused on child health. Several factors have…

Children & COVID – Part 3: Masks in Schools

Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is clear: it recommends universal indoor masking in schools for all children ages two and up, as well as staff, teachers, and visitors, regardless of vaccination status. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is similarly clear in its recommendation that all children two and over engage in universal masking indoors at school.

Children & COVID – Part 2: Vaccine Update

Children & COVID – Part 1: Making sense of rates and vaccination and Part 3: Masks in Schools COVID-19 blog series Children At Risk Due to Lagging Vaccinations Experts urge that widespread adult vaccination is key to protecting children while so many…

Children & COVID – Part 1: Making Sense of Rates and Vaccination

Children & COVID – Part 2: Vaccine Update and Part 3: Masks in Schools COVID-19 blog series Increasing Rates of COVID-19 in Children The summer 2021 surge in COVID-19 cases, despite widespread vaccination in the U.S., is particularly concerning for…

Pouring from an Empty Cup: Caring for Young Children During a Pandemic

by Mackenzie Soniak, PsyDDirector, Partners for Early Attuned Relationships (PEAR) Network, South Carolina Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health COVID-19 blog series “I’m just pouring from an empty cup.” This widespread feeling continues to be shared among adults as they…

6 Ways You Can Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect

April 14, 2021
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The prevention of child abuse and neglect is the work of all of us. If we turn a blind eye to the problem, we all suffer. Providing nurturing environments and safe relationships requires us to accept this responsibility and engage in every way possible.