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Lolo explains it all: How one dynamic teaching team welcomes each of their students (and all of their feelings!)
Ms. Bermeo and Ms. Alvarado have created a classroom where kids feel free to talk about their feelings, ask for help, and be themselves.
Cindy Gray
Jan 16


“Your questions actually matter more than our questions”: how ParentCorps prioritizes participant and practitioner voices in data collection
How ParentCorps prioritizes participant and practitioner voices in data collection
Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven
Feb 8, 2024


What real family engagement means to us
We asked our team members to share their thoughts. Here’s what they said.
Lisa Ellrodt
Sep 6, 2023


Our Impact: A Year in Review
Celebrating the numbers, milestones, and voices behind ParentCorps' work this school year
Shanika Gunaratna
Jun 22, 2023


Get to know ParentCorps' new Director Kai-ama Hamer
From facilitating ParentCorps for families, to stepping into leadership - a conversation with our new Director.
Katherine Rosenblatt
May 5, 2023


Good news in the pre-K world
New investments and expanded access to ECE are just the start.
Shanika Gunaratna
Mar 8, 2023

Three Reflections on Professional Development from ParentCorps Associate Director Kai-ama Hamer
Kai-ama recently discussed the state of early childhood education in a webinar with funders and program leaders.
Shanika Gunaratna
Dec 7, 2022


Event spotlight: Uniting Black and Latina early childhood educators
Amplifying a free healing retreat on October 10
Cindy Gray
Sep 12, 2022


Nurturing and transforming relationships: Q&A with Detroit partner Kecia Rorie
"When people walk into this work – no matter what role they’re playing – they’re going to walk out differently."
Michelle Mondesir
Aug 25, 2022


Coming back after the world's longest school closure: Q&A with our partners in Uganda
"Teachers also want to be cared for."
Shanika Gunaratna
Jun 13, 2022


Looking closer to understand the essential elements behind ParentCorps’ impact
A new publication highlights the “essential elements” in our approach to strengthen adult capacity to support young children
Lisa Ellrodt
Apr 20, 2022


Tiny Big Moments: Making space for both student and family in the pre-K classroom
What do you remember of starting school for the first time?


For educators, tapping into SEL practices is an act of self-appreciation
Learning from a new study on how pre-K teachers conceptualize their own social-emotional well being
Shanika Gunaratna
Jan 18, 2022


Tiny Big Moments (Episode 3): One mother's real talk about home-school connection
When teachers become family


The self work behind culturally responsive education
Why teacher self-reflection is key to culturally responsive classroom environments
Lisa Ellrodt
Dec 6, 2021


Thinking differently about parent outreach
Leaning on the wisdom of parents, educators, and behavioral economics
Shanika Gunaratna
Oct 6, 2021


Challenges, wins, surprises: Four learnings from family engagement in COVID-19
Flexibility proved essential in this radically new context
Leila Eldomyati and Aakriti Prasai
Sep 29, 2021


What the early childhood workforce faces in an anti-immigrant climate
A spotlight on stressors arising from the restrictive, anti-immigrant climate aggravated by the 2016 election.
Cindy Gray and Lisa Ellrodt
Sep 3, 2021


Have a little FUN: Building relationships through child-led play
Three easy-to-follow tips for child-led play
Cindy Gray
Sep 3, 2021


Tiny Big Moments: Praise and the power of relationships
In the words of former educator Kai-ama Hamer, “The prize is always with you.”
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