An enhanced learning environment during the first five years of life shapes the brain in ways that are apparent four decades later, according to Virginia Tech and University of Pennsylvania scientists ...

A stimulating learning environment during the first five years of life shapes the brain in ways that are visible four decades later, say Virginia Tech and University of Pennsylvania scientists writing ...

It truly takes a village to raise a child; our best research and our loving communities affirm this. If the last three pandemic years have taught us anything, it is that we are interwoven into a ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Early childhood development is being celebrated across the nation, including in the Lehigh Valley. This week is "Week of the Young Child," an annual initiative that highlights how ...

Through the Abecedarian Project, an early education, randomized controlled trial that has followed children since 1971, researchers have discovered an enhanced learning environment during the first ...