Well Said: Early childhood education
Margaret Burchinal and the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is working to better measure high-quality early childhood education and help all children thrive.
The first five years of a child’s life is a crucial period where they learn the skills they’ll need to navigate life.
And for most, that education no longer happens primarily at home — it comes from child-care and preschool teachers.
In this week’s episode, we’re talking about the importance of high-quality early childhood education and research done at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute with Margaret Burchinal, a research scientist at the institute and a research professor in developmental psychology.
Read a transcript of this episode.
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