The Center for American Progress has developed a data dashboard that allows users to explore national- and state-level data trends on a range of child care and early learning topics, including access ...

developmental assessments, therapy, ongoing care, and case management. Children we assess may have a developmental need or concern. They may also have characteristics of: Autism spectrum disorder, ...

Piaget’s stages of development describe how children learn as they grow up. There are four distinct stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. Jean Piaget was ...

That’s a question parents, pediatricians, educators, and caregivers ask over and over again as children grow and change. To help answer this important question, child development experts have created ...

Sensory play is more than just fun and games. It's a vital component of childhood development. The rich neural pathways formed through sensory play facilitate learning and growth in all children, ...

In an era of packed schedules, screen time, and intense focus on school readiness, many children are playing less than in ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it. Mothers bear much of the ...

The program prepares students for a variety of careers such as administrators of child development or family services programs, child development specialists, school age program coordinators and many ...