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Elementary to High School

See How Awe-Inspiring — And Awful — 2 Year Olds Can Be

by Slate and The Teacher Project December 1, 2017May 20, 2020

This story also appeared in Slate This story is part of a series that looks at what makes the 2-year-old year so critical and what could be done to better support toddlers in America. The series was produced by The Hechinger Report and Columbia Journalism School’s Teacher Project, nonprofit news organizations focused on education coverage, […]

Elementary to High School

Your 2-year-old is full of potential. Here’s how to develop it

by Eleanor Cummins December 1, 2017May 20, 2020

A group of 2- and 3-year-olds enjoy a lunch of fish, ratatouille, fresh bread and fruit at a preschool program in Lormont, a suburb of Bordeaux.

Elementary to High School

What France can teach us about how to to educate the most vulnerable 2-year-olds

by Sarah Carr November 30, 2017May 20, 2020

Marin Felman, 2, smiles as she sits in a toy box at her child care center at the Bank Street College of Education in New York City.

News

What does a program that costs more than $40,000 a year get your 2-year-old?

by Francesca Berardi November 30, 2017March 30, 2020

Maikko, 2, in pink, Terrance, 1, in red, and Nailah, behind Terrance, dance as their child care provider, Lorna Parks, foreground, claps during a visit by staffers from Detroit's African-American History Museum.

News

How sexism and old-fashioned ideals hurt child care operators

by Mike Elsen-Rooney November 30, 2017March 30, 2020

Elementary to High School

Should we test all 2-year-olds for autism?

by Zoë Kirsch November 29, 2017May 20, 2020

Arif and Meghan Sheikh smile at their younger daughter, Amelia, 1, while picking her up from her child care center. After struggling to find care for their older daughter, the Sheikhs put Amelia’s name on the waiting list here when Meghan was just a few months pregnant.

Elementary to High School

Regardless of income level, access to quality care for 2-year-olds is tight

by Lillian Mongeau Hughes and Stephen Smiley November 28, 2017March 30, 2020

Angelina Salgado, a toddler room teacher, reads a book about colors aloud in the toddler room at the Phoenix, Ariz., branch of a model program for young children called Educare. Most state child care regulations do not require educational activities like reading aloud.

Elementary to High School

We know how to provide good child care, we just don’t insist on it

by Aditi Malhotra and Lillian Mongeau Hughes November 28, 2017May 20, 2020

Educare Arizona classmates Nathan Jaramillo, far left, Esteban Cuevas and Melissa Gordillo “read” books during free time in their toddler classroom. Children begin learning basic literacy skills, like which direction to turn the pages, around age 2. Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report

Elementary to High School

Could we improve America by treating 2-year-olds better?

by Lillian Mongeau Hughes November 27, 2017May 20, 2020

Clark Tinker, age 2 in this photo, looks up from playing with his toy truck to listen to his mother ask him a question.

Elementary to High School

What’s it like to be two years old? Fun. Confusing. Unapologetic.

by Lillian Mongeau Hughes November 27, 2017May 20, 2020