Preschool
A Preschool Watering Hole, Evaporated
Re-printed with permission from Teresa Ashford who blogs about life as a preschool director and much, much more at pinenutsmusings.com. In yet another Zoom call this week, we (child care providers and early childhood educators around the state) spent time...
2019 NIEER Report Lauds SSA, Sounds Warning for COVID-19 Impact
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) has released its annual State of Preschool Yearbook, lauding recent developments in Oregon and raising the alarm about impacts from COVID-19. The report cites the 2019 passage of Oregon's Student Success...
Podcast: Janice Lewis on Distance Learning for Preschoolers
In this week’s episode, host Rafael Otto talks with veteran teacher Janice Lewis about what it means to provide distance learning for preschoolers. Guest: Janice Lewis is a preschool teacher at Vose Elementary in the Beaverton School District. Background: Distance...
Laid off Educator Shares COVID-19 Impact on Life, Families
How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting your corner of the early care and education world? Please email Ashley Walker at ashley@childinst.org if you or someone you know can help us to illustrate the on-the-ground reality for educators, families, small business...
Layoffs, Uncertainty Ahead for Preschool Owner and Staff
How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting your corner of the early care and education world? Please email Helen Shum at helen@childinst.org if you or someone you know can help us to illustrate the on-the-ground reality for educators, families, small business owners,...
Student Success Act: A Look Ahead to 2020
In this week’s episode, we discuss the Student Success Act implementation with Scott Nine from the Oregon Department of Education; Parasa Chanramy, Policy and Implementation Director at Stand for Children; and our own Dana Hepper, Director of Policy and Advocacy at...
2020 Presidential Candidates on Child Care and Preschool
UPDATE: Bernie Sanders has released a more detailed plan for early care and education since this post was originally published January 22. The link to that plan is here. Wondering about the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates’ plans for early care and...
2019 Year in Review
2019 has been an incredible year for early childhood. We recorded 13 episodes of The Early Link podcast this year. For this, our 14th show, we review some of the common themes shared by our many esteemed guests, and share what’s on our minds as we move into 2020....
Video: Early Works at Earl Boyles: The Power of Partnership
Kids begin learning before they’re even born. By the time children start kindergarten, their brains are already 90 percent developed. Children’s Institute believes our education system can do more for kids during this critical period of development. Neighborhood...
The Potential to Transform K–12
By Dr. Perla Rodriguez, principal of Echo Shaw Elementary School in the Forest Grove School District. Forest Grove is one of two districts selected to participate in Early School Success, Children's Institute's newest initiative connecting preschool and elementary...
