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Young Children
March 1, 2020

Our Proud Heritage. 51ɬɬÎÝapp's First President: Patty Smith Hill

Patty Smith Hill was instrumental in the formation of early childhood educational practice in the United States. Many of her ideals still constitute the foundation for educating and socializing young children.

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Betty Liebovich
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Michelle Kang

Michelle Kang is the Chief Executive Officer at 51ɬɬÎÝapp.
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February 5, 2020

Our Child Care Crisis is the Result of Underinvestment, not Overregulation

New research finds no correlation between state regulations and child care supply. Rather than rolling back necessary regulations, increasing public investment in child care is the key to building quality child care supply and improving affordability.

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51ɬɬÎÝapp, Center for American Progress
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December 2, 2019

Supporting Early Educators in Higher Education: Exploring Both Sides of the Coin

In the coming year, 51ɬɬÎÝapp, New America, and the T.E.A.CH. Early Childhood National Center are working to address the complicated policies where higher education and early education meet. Here are our agendas.

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Authored by: 
Sue Russell, Mary Harrill, Abbie Lieberman
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?Celebre el multiling¨¹ismo de su hijo!

Como padre o madre de un ni?o o ni?a que est¨¢ aprendiendo dos o m¨¢s idiomas, usted puede sustentar la habilidad y el inter¨¦s de usar todos los idiomas que escuche su hijo al entusiasmarse y divertirse con el multiling¨¹ismo.?
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I'm Not Ready to Tidy Up

So what is a parent to do when they have a room full of playthings and a child who is not interested in picking any of it up? Here are five tips I¡¯ve gathered from my career as an early childhood educator and my experience as a mom
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Young Children
November 1, 2019

51ɬɬÎÝapp Governing Board and Leadership

51ɬɬÎÝapp Governing Board, Young Children Consulting Editors, and Voices of Practitioners Editorial Advisory Board (November 2019)
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Young Children
November 1, 2019

De nuestra presidenta. Seamos nuestros propios mejores defensores

?nase a nosotros¡ªcomo los defensores que son y tienen que ser¡ªpara insistir en que nuestro pa¨ªs cumpla la promesa de una educaci¨®n infantil de alta calidad para nuestros ni?os, familias y comunidades.

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Amy O'Leary
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Young Children
November 1, 2019

From Our President. Becoming Our Own Best Advocates

Join us¡ªas the advocates you are and must be¡ªto insist that our country deliver on the promise of high-quality early childhood education for our children, families, and communities.

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Amy O'Leary
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Blog
October 3, 2019

Advancing Equity: The Story of a Position Statement

In 2017, after a review of 51ɬɬÎÝapp¡¯s current position statements, the Governing Board charged the Early Learning Systems Committee with revising both the DAP and Teacher Preparation position statements. This pointed to the need for Advancing Equity.

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Elisa Huss-Hage
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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2019

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Donna C. Celano, Susan B. Neuman
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Two women pose for a picture at 51ɬɬÎÝapp's Annual Conference

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»¶Ó­²Î¼Ó2019ÄêÈ«ÃÀÓ×¶ù½ÌÓýЭ»áÄê»á£¡(Welcome to 51ɬɬÎÝapp's 2019 Annual Conference!)
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Celebrate Your Child¡¯s Multilingualism!

As a parent of a child learning two or more languages, you can help sustain your child¡¯s ability and interest in using all the languages they hear by being enthusiastic and playful about multilingualism. Here are some suggestions.
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