Professor Elizabeth Davis is our colleague in the UMN Department of Applied Economics. Her research on low-income families and the early childhood sector includes studying how families choose and pay for child care and the impact on employment.
READ STORYSelf-awareness is a core part of reflective practice. But "knowing thyself" doesn't generalize to understanding how other people think. Could it be that it's just as important to stay curious about what's going on in others' minds?
READ STORYEarly childhood leaders juggle many demands: meeting community needs, partnering with families, and supporting staff. What if one set of skills could help with all of it? Enter our latest on-demand offering!
READ STORYCurious about what CEED staff work on when they aren’t developing tip sheets for early educators; creating online courses on early math skills; or welcoming Minnesota’s trainers, coaches, and course writers to a weekend symposium? Here are a few…
READ STORYCEHD Connect Magazine is published in print three times a year and online by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the college.
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The 2026 CLASS® Conference is designed for coaches and other professionals working across Minnesota's mixed delivery system. The system includes center- and family-based child care, Head Start, public pre-K programs, special education and more.
READ STORYOur evaluation team created an infographic to highlight what 2026 TARSS Symposium attendees shared about their experience.
READ STORYAngela Narayan is an associate professor at the University of Denver (DU) who researches the intergenerational transmission of early experiences both positive and negative.
READ STORYWe all know it’s important for children to understand math concepts like counting, measuring, and patterns before kindergarten. The good news is, you can introduce these ideas seamlessly into daily routines. Our new online course shows you how.
READ STORYWe asked applicants to the Trainer Start-Up Fund to share a bit about themselves and their training background. Here's what we learned.
READ STORYOur new blog series honors the network of professionals that support and sustain the early childhood education sector in Minnesota. Our first Q & A is with longtime colleague Stacy French, director of quality improvement at Child Care Aware.
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