Educare Central Maine in their dedication to continuous quality improvement, submitted a proposal about their parent ambassador program to attend an Innovation Workshop at Harvard’s Center for the Developing Child, and were selected out of a number of proposals. During... Read More
Three years ago, the Buffett Early Childhood Fund launched the Acceleration Grants, an experiment designed to inspire innovation and promote connection across the Educare Learning Network. Through these grants, network members collaborated to develop new approaches to coaching, science education,... Read More
As children across the country head back to school, a team of researchers is studying a group of Educare graduates to assess how well the skills children gain at Educare are maintained in the early elementary years. Evaluation teams at... Read More
Sheltering Arms, Educare Atlanta’s parent organization, is leading an innovative Acceleration Grant project funded by the Buffett Early Childhood Fund to support the use of two-generation approaches at Educare schools in Arizona, New Orleans, Central Maine and Atlanta. A two-generation... Read More
Educare is committed to effectively partnering with and empowering parents as primary nurturers and advocates for their children. School leaders across the Educare Learning Network are engaging in a rigorous effort to document best practices in family engagement, so that... Read More
Social-emotional well-being and executive functioning skills, which include initiative, problem-solving and self-control, are critical features of early childhood development that contribute to later student success. Educare schools and their research partners are collaborating on a project that aims to build... Read More
Research shows that children’s earliest language experiences can shape their future in profound ways. Disparities in the quality and quantity of talk that children hear before age four contribute to an estimated gap of over 30 million words between children... Read More
Early childhood professionals make hundreds of decisions every day as they support young children’s learning and development. Professionals can use data to improve the quality of their interactions and instruction—a step to closing the achievement gap for disadvantaged children. Experts... Read More
Scientific inquiry gives young children, especially those from at-risk backgrounds, an outlet to satisfy their natural curiosity, as well as strong motivation to explore and understand their world. Through the Early Science Initiative Acceleration Grant, Educare researchers, school leaders, practitioners... Read More
Early childhood leaders at four Educare schools are developing a new approach to coaching teachers to provide rich early learning experiences that improve outcomes for young children. The Early Childhood Quality Teaching Initiative is led by Educare Arizona in partnership... Read More
