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Research team photo with members sitting and standing by a wall.

Grand Challenges project aims to strengthen early childhood workforce

January 29, 2024

Society & Culture

Nebraska alumna Monica Meyer works with children at the Malone Center in February 2019. Meyer is a graduate of the award-winning Child, Youth and Family Studies program.

Early childhood programs focused on helping children, families

April 6, 2022

Holly Hatton-Bowers, assistant professor of child, youth and family studies, is leading research to support the well-being of educators in Early Head Start and Head Start programs. (Photo by Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

Research aims to strengthen Head Start, early childhood educators’ well-being

October 18, 2021

Society & Culture

Child with head in hand looking angry about having to eat their vegetables.

Research digesting why children, vegetables don’t always mix

September 21, 2021

Early childhood teachers’ non-contact time — time away from students in the classroom — enables them to address other work demands, such as crafting instruction plans, assessing children’s development and communicating with families.

Study assessing how early childhood educators spend time away from students

October 21, 2020

From left, Rachel Schachter, co-principal investigator; Holly Hatton-Bowers, project consultant; and Kelley Buchheister, principal investigator (Photo by Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

‘Coach Approach’ builds preschool teachers' professional knowledge

January 16, 2020

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Huskers bring expertise to early childhood workforce commission

February 15, 2017

Society & Culture

Children play at the UNL Children's Center. A survey developed by Gallup and the University of Nebraska system’s Buffett Early Childhood Institute, showed that the majority of Nebraskans value and support early care and education for young children.

Survey: Nebraskans support early childhood programs

March 29, 2016

Society & Culture