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The path to success starts at birth: investing in early education is key to better academic outcomes

The Kindergarten Success Program is a free, full-day kindergarten preparation summer program building foundational skills – one of the many innovative interventions across ...

By Samantha MeinkeMay 12, 20230

Education

A Detroit case study in quality childcare and equitable funding

In a recently published commentary, Kresge Foundation Detroit Program managing director Wendy Lewis Jackson and CEO of IFF Joe Neri celebrated recent early ...

By Samantha MeinkeApril 19, 20230

Education

Minnesota’s first languages, children’s first words

Wicoie Nandagikendan is a Native language-learning organization in Minneapolis equipping teachers to provide classroom immersion in Dakota and Ojibwe.

By Kari CarlsonApril 12, 20230

Education

We walk together for early childhood care & education

The Wiikwedong Early Childhood Development Collaborative in the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Michigan is part of the Indigenous Early Learning Collaborative (IELC) ...

By Kari CarlsonMarch 15, 20230

Racial Equity

Philanthropy for Black futures: Q&A with Yazeed Moore

Yazeed Moore is a senior program officer on WKKF’s Michigan team, primarily focused on supporting early childhood education across the state.

By Michelle ColemanFebruary 28, 20230

Revitalizing Indigenous early learning systems

A new film documents the work of the Indigenous Early Learning Collaborative (IELC), a program of WKKF grantee Brazelton Touchpoints.

By Kari CarlsonJanuary 30, 20230

Education

New Mexico’s early childhood education commitments paint bright future ahead

New Mexico had been the focus of a decades-long child-centered movement powered by parents, teachers, tribal and community leaders, childcare advocates, nonprofits and ...

By Emmy KeglerDecember 16, 20220

Education

Battle Creek early childhood system builds resilience to weather child care crisis

In 2014, only 15.5% of children in Battle Creek were ready for kindergarten. But just a few years later, in 2022, the city’s ...

By Samantha MeinkeDecember 6, 20220

Education

Ryan the Lion delights young Detroit readers

“Read, Write, Roar!” is a literacy educational program by Detroit Public Television to help students build literacy skills through word-building lessons, read-alouds, writing ...

By Samantha MeinkeNovember 22, 20220

Education

Building bridges to a better future for Oregon’s children

The Children's Institute has worked to improve outcomes for Oregon’s children and shift the state’s systems and policies toward equity.

By Olivia DohertyOctober 24, 20220

Tag: Early Childhood Education

The path to success starts at birth: investing in early education is key to better academic outcomes

A Detroit case study in quality childcare and equitable funding

Minnesota’s first languages, children’s first words

We walk together for early childhood care & education

Philanthropy for Black futures: Q&A with Yazeed Moore

Revitalizing Indigenous early learning systems

New Mexico’s early childhood education commitments paint bright future ahead

Battle Creek early childhood system builds resilience to weather child care crisis

Ryan the Lion delights young Detroit readers

Building bridges to a better future for Oregon’s children

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