Dr. Flemmie Kittrell was a Black home economist whose research in the field of early childhood education shaped the way we think about child development today. She became the first Black woman to earn ...

New research links earlier smartphone access to higher risks of depression, poor sleep, and obesity in kids, underscoring why families may want to delay the first phone.

How early ADHD treatment escalates into polypharmacy, why skills matter more than pills, and what must change to protect ...

What can flourish when early childhood communities are truly supported and connected? This piece explores how kindness can ...

Last month ExCEL NC, a coalition of business leaders, hosted a data presentation and panel to address the child care industry ...

The way people meet their soulmates can be chaotic, hilarious, and cute, but not necessarily the easy-to-understand romantic ...

Finding and keeping educators for America’s youngest learners can be a challenge. In San Francisco, an apprenticeship model ...

Science writer David Berreby shares his personal journey with griefbots and discusses how they can offer unexpected comfort, insight and connection in the wake of loss. Kendra Pierre-Louis steps in as ...

This audio is sponsored by Teaching Strategies SAN FRANCISCO — In a playground outside a YMCA, Mayra Aguilar rolled purple modeling dough into balls that fit easily into the palms of the toddlers ...

Our readers have spoken—here are the very Best of the Best of the Triangle (or, the BOBOTTs, as we’ve come to call them in the newsroom). This year, once again, the INDY spread its beloved reader poll ...