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Keeping Employees Happy Through Benefit Offerings

Every two years, leading companies from around the nation gather at the Companies That Care Community Symposium to share best practices and practical knowledge around customer, community and employee engagement. Read more.

Inspired in Singapore

I recently returned from Singapore where I had a packed week of visiting centers from several Knowledge Universe brands, including Learning Vision, Pat’s Schoolhouse, and Odyssey, giving lectures to faculty and staff on issues in early childhood education, addressing parents of young children at parent meetings, conducting media interviews, and participating in an inspirational graduation ceremony for students from Learning Capital College who will primarily be entering careers in early childhood education.

The Impact of Sesame Street

It is hard to believe that Sesame Street has been around for over 40 years. As a teenager I remember when it first aired, and how it changed the way television was viewed, from primarily a way to entertain young children to a vehicle to help young children, particularly from vulnerable backgrounds, improve their literacy skills and school readiness.

NAEYC Conference Recognizes 2009 Early Childhood Educators and The Importance of Their Work

This was another week in Washington, DC, attending the annual conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Approximately 20,000 educators, policy makers, researchers, and children’s advocates attended the conference this year. The sessions were wide-ranging from national policy discussions to practical tips for teachers.