Monthly Archives: September 2014

Early Childhood Education: Part of the Struggle for Social Equity

“One might expect an early childhood educator to be the first to say that preschool can be the answer to all of our nation’s problems, that it can be both an anti-poverty vaccine and an antidote to centuries of racial … Continue reading

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Reading with Providers, Part 4: All Our Kin Staff’s Favorite Children’s Books

Over the past two weeks, you’ve read about how two of All Our Kin’s dedicated providers – Melissa and Rosella – structure their programs to encourage children to develop a love of reading and a strong literacy foundation. You also … Continue reading

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Reading with Providers, Part 3: All Our Kin co-founder Janna Wagner on how child care providers can promote literacy in their programs

This is the third post in our “Reading with Providers” series about how the family child care providers in our network promote literacy in their programs. On Friday, you learned about Rosella Herrera, a family child care provider who has … Continue reading

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Reading with Providers, Part 2: A Visit to Rosella Herrera’s Family Child Care Program

Today’s post is the second in All Our Kin’s “Reading with Providers” series about how the family child care providers in our network promote literacy in their programs. On Tuesday, you learned about Melissa Rivera, an Early Head Start provider … Continue reading

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Reading with Providers, Part 1: How Provider Melissa Rivera Builds Strong Literacy Foundations for the Young Children in Her Family Child Care Program

Today’s post is the first in All Our Kin’s “Reading with Providers” series about how the family child care providers in our network promote literacy in their programs. A little over a month ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced … Continue reading

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