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Our mission is to leverage the power of science in pursuit of better, more equitable outcomes for young children facing adversity.

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Join us for a webinar about how safe, stable housing supports young children’s development and health. Panelists will also offer strategies to expand access to affordable, climate-resilient homes.

▶️ Register here: https://t.co/DHC47SOp0T
🗓️ Wednesday, November 18 @ 1 PM ET

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📣 Introducing a new working paper: Stable Housing Supports Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health by the Early Childhood Scientific Council on Equity and the Environment.

Explore the new working paper here: https://t.co/R3Ct65w6wv

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In a new episode of our podcast, What Shapes Us: Strong Foundations, Thriving Futures, learn more about serve and return and what we’ve learned about the influence of relationships on early childhood development over the past 20 years.

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/BDccLf6iMc

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😂 Play is an essential part of early childhood development! If you're looking for easy ways to play with your child, check out our play-based handouts here: https://t.co/tIWXqwDZNX

Originally posted on IG by deniselomadrid

#Play #EarlyChildhood

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Check out the first episode of our new podcast season!

In this clip, our Faculty Director, Dr. Stephanie M. Jones, answers: "How has our understanding of early childhood development evolved over the last 20 years?" Hear the full conversation: https://t.co/ZKpsrjcT34

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In our latest Policy Q&A, LaMonika Jones of the Food Research & Action Center how nutrition assistance programs provide critical support for young children and their caregivers.

Read the Q&A here: https://t.co/s0wmRX7ExF

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When children accomplish age-appropriate tasks, these experiences help them see that they are capable of making a difference and are valuable to those around them.

Learn more: https://t.co/XI1GexjMbp

This video was originally posted on IG by deddehhoward

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In a recent episode of Science Friday, our faculty director, Dr. Stephanie M. Jones, discusses what the research says about how the COVID-19 pandemic affected young children, including the impact on executive function skills.

🎧 Listen here https://t.co/c7XLoUGUJq

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Twenty years ago, the importance of a child's earliest years was not widely recognized in public discourse or policy.

Today, reflecting a nationwide groundswell of interest in the early years, every state has some type of early childhood agenda: https://t.co/FqPVd26j4E

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🎉 We are excited to relaunch our podcast with a new name and a new season, exploring how understanding of early childhood development continues to evolve and what that means for children, caregivers, and the systems that shape their lives.

Listen here: https://t.co/ZKpsrjcT34

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🥹 Sign language is a great way to have serve and return interactions with infants and young children.

You can learn more about the importance of serve and return interactions here: https://t.co/6pvMdD6EKI

Video was originally posted on IG by robertandmaggie_

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Over the past 20 years, the Center has worked with amazing partners, including Dr. Aaliyah A. Maxwell, who have helped enact change in the early childhood space and improve outcomes for young children facing adversity.

Learn more: https://t.co/FqPVd26j4E

#20YearsOfImpact

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Kicking off celebrations for our 20th anniversary, our Faculty Director, Stephanie M. Jones, PhD, reflects on two decades of impact in early childhood, as well as the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Read her full note here: https://t.co/wRJtOkwDqs

#20YearsOfImpact

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Celebrate our 20th anniversary with us! 🎉

On our website, you can find a new interactive timeline and revisit key moments in the Center’s history—from our launch in 2006 to our expanded story of early childhood development: https://t.co/jSEpuHDOHY

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By supporting caregivers and reducing sources of stress in their lives, we can help ensure our children have a healthy start surrounded by supportive relationships.

Learn more here: https://t.co/rlcvKBplNs

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When we build developmental environments rich with opportunity—including access to safe green space, nutritious foods, and more—we can support the developing brain and other biological systems.

Learn more: https://t.co/NXT64oaDkn

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Children feel that they matter when adults create places that make them feel included and important—just like in this video!

Learn about the importance of mattering in childhood here: https://t.co/XI1GexjMbp

Original video posted by ourhuddybuddy on IG.

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From babies to toddlers to teens, play is a critical part of development!

If you're looking for ways to play with your child, check out our play-based handouts for children of all ages: https://t.co/tIWXqwDZNX

Original video posted by justinemfulama on Instagram.

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All of a child’s experiences and exposures, along with their timing, interact with their genes to shape the development of their biological systems, including the brain.

Learn more here: https://t.co/DXE54QDyn4

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Supportive relationships with caregivers and other protective factors in a child's developmental environment can help children cope with adversity.

👉 This underscores the need for policies and programs that support young children and their caregivers: https://t.co/ODTK1L3l2d