Early learning

The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings hosted a virtual panel discussion that considers the present and future of ECE in the United States. The panel consisted of experts with backgrounds in ECE policy, practice, and research.

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted younger students’ learning experiences?

The COVID-19 crisis has brought unprecedented challenges for young children, families, early educators, and early care and education (ECE) programs.

Between historic bipartisan investments to stabilize and expand access to child care in 2020 and new proposals from Congress and the Biden Administration, the nation is poised to significantly increase access to quality early childhood education.

Professor Yoshikawa is a core faculty member of the Psychology of Social Intervention and Human Development and Social Intervention programs at Steinhardt.

Daphna Bassok, Howard Bloom, Christina Weiland and Hirokazu Yoshikawa discuss what works - and doesn’t - in early childhood education. March, 2016.